Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Brave New World, Chapter 1 - Technology vs Nature

"For in nature it takes thirty years for two hundred eggs to reach maturity. But for our business is to stabilize the population at this moment, here and now. Dibbling out twins over a quarter of a century - what would be the use of that? Obviously, no use at all. But Podsnaps' Technique had immensely accelerated the process of ripening. They could make sure of at least hundred and fifty mature eggs within two years" (Huxley 6).
In defending my anchor statement, "Scientific and technological advancement benefit humanity", the quote stated above shows how more advance this new technology is. This type of technology advancement would be a helpful tool to humanity because it has even wider and faster range for humans to reach maturity overtime. Suppose the earth is declining in population rapidly, we have this new technology to make a massive amount of eggs to mature at a faster rate compared to producing naturally. Another beneficial factor is we have a less percentage rate of failed child birth. This is a more cautious and safer way to help produce children more. We also have a wider control of what we can create and how we can create them. This will also benefit the less fortunate people who can't pay for hospital bills to birth their children or have a father figure to lean on. Overall, this would be a benefical factor for humanity.

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