According to www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technocracy, Technocracy is a system in which people with a lot of knowledge about science or technology control a society. A better version of this would be, "A society that is controlled by people using technology to succeed." A good example of this is our city of Philadelphia. How do we function? We need transportation, plumbing, enforcement, and the list goes on and on. How are all these functions accomplished? Through technology. Man developed wheels, pipes, and guns. All this technology is used by the inventor to function. But how did this technology come about?
These various forms of technology came through the use of Theology. A belief in a greater being is used as a driving force in the production of technology. All the technology of human beings back then was directed toward good of God. He gave humankind the ability to think therefore what is done is in his glory. A quote from From Tools to Technocracy says, "Theology, not technology, provided people with the authorization for what to do or think." This would eventually lead to a duo Techno-Theological belief system that would be a basis for scientists.
Nikola Tesla once said, "...Every living being is an engine geared to the wheel work of the universe..." Who programmed this engine. Was it God? Was it humankind? It was the sphere of influence that grabbed us and said move forward. Human kind has used technology to evolve to a society where it does rule. But the technology did not take control of us back then or even now. The inventor is in control. The inventor is self aware that technology is a force but humanity is the controlling force. This realization can only be made by one thing. Our mind.
Very interesting. 20 points.
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