Discussion Four and Five Religion vs. Technology 2022

Discussion Four and Five
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Discussion 4: Religion vs. Technology
According to Harari (2017), both technology and religion are tools for organizing human
societies. On one hand, religion is used as a tool to legitimize human values and norms by
reflecting some superhuman order. On the other hand, technology kills old gods and give birth to
new gods. Here Harari indicates that technology brings in powerful human social forces which
maintain the capacity to direct and shape the development of both public and private life (Buck,
2016).
According to Austine (2019), both religion and technology should not be regarded as
fundamentally incompatible just because technology is a product of science. This is because we
have all witnessed the widespread of religion and technology at the same time. Both religion and
technology are related in that they provide firm human answers. It is also important to note that
both technology and religion push one another and depend on one another; in fact, both cannot
stray too far from one another. Example technology depends on religion as an invention has
potential applications and inventors need some prophet to make essential or crucial choices.
Harari continues to argue that technology can assist the practices of religion by assisting
in addressing social issues and providing hopeful solutions. Nevertheless, technology can change
the beliefs of religion by ending traditional religious worship and bringing in a new age of
worship; traditional beliefs here was used to mean little to do with God, and everything to do
with technology. Lastly, it is important to note that technology can serve the communal needs of
believers but only if wisely selected and adjusted to suit communal needs. Example in 19th-
century scientist invented radios, the internal combustion engine and locomotives but in the 20th
century these technologies were used to create fascists societies or communists dictatorships