We learned agriculture and animal husbandry with added chemicals only a few decades ago.
We also learned to use different synthetic chemicals (internally and externally on skin) as a part of modern lifestyle.
Use are now accustomed on use of different types of plastics as a part of our lifestyle.
We are also accustomed on food additives, fast foods and chemical drinks.
Many of us are almost totally dependent on headphones of mobiles and on internet.
Leaving the effect of these on other aspects of life, it can be said that all of these are perhaps leading us to cancer.
Most of us know this, but dependence and social pressure is created in such a manner that we can not leave these comforts.
Can it be said that present technology is leading us to the painful death of cancer?
"Oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know. No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a man, yet men fear it as if they knew that it is the greatest of evils"
Sócrates.
I do not believe that "civilization" will result in a shortening of human life. In fact, the average life of man continues to grow more and more. Unfortunately we are still a long way from living 969 years like Methuselah, but maybe gradually we will succeed. :)
I think yes and it is the law of nature that something will destroy so that something else new will come..
Yes, unless people all over the globe quit hatred and discrimination on the base of differences, and start practicing peace, acceptance of the other, and forgiveness.
Best regards
Sarmad.
Despite all that you‘ve cited in you question, life expectancy continue to grow across the globe!
I think technological innovation will ultimately offset its negative results, so that the cancer rate will not proliferate.
Is the present civilization is leading us to painful death? Can it be said that present technology is leading us to the painful death of cancer?
Think majority of the people / governments in the world still embracing positive thinking or along the positive paths of life. However, sometimes or some people might misuse / abuse technology etc. for personal selfish gain leading to our downfall. Our destiny is depending on how we think through, act or react today.
A report published by MacMillan Cancer Support, London on 2014 stating that 47% of British will live with cancer on 2020.
The report was published in BBC news.
A train is called as "Cancer Express" due to the carrying a huge number of Cancer patients regularly from a single station Bhatinda, Punjab to a Cancer hospital of Bikaner, Rajasthan, a nearby state.
It is just some example of one developed country (UK) and one developing country (India). Whole world is under the threat.
People having age below 30 presently may has some horrible fate as per many projected reports.
We, the elder generation started getting high level of toxins from different sources after attaining a matured age, not from our childhood. Our next generations are not so blessed !
Sure! Most of the ailments that are evident now is as a result of technological innovations
As per Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, foods and drinks; there are reasons for that. First, to address the crazy world population growth. People need food to survive! Second, it's an opportunity to create jobs for the teeming population in fast food companies, thus create wealth and opportunities for few group of people. Greed for money is inevitable. Third, traditional family structure is fast giving way to modern family model (one person per family!). The consequence is that, people eat out at fast food restaurants.
In addition, pleasure is taking over people lives: drinks, foods, smokes etc including fashions such as tattoos and others are now completely acceptable in our society.
Today, life expectancy ranges from about 50-80 years, this is totally not acceptable! On the same planet people have lived for 938 years, 912 years, 910 years, 895 years and so forth before they leave this world. In some countries, life expectancy is below 50 years, yet, the government is not moved!
Every time has its achievements and troubles. The life span becomes shorter in our time.
Human fears are endless; they are associated with anything, everything, and phobia of evolution and technological progress has become a disease of the modern age. But we must not forget the role of technology in our contemporary life, this subject needs for many more details. So I suggest that we replace phobia, that the coming days will bring with it a lot of hope and optimism.
I prepared for coming up emergencies , seed = banking , food and water = storage , library security
Thanks, prof. for this article.
Unfortunately, the technology that we need and that is important in accomplishing many things of the life in a precise is at the same time a risk on our lives.
Perhaps too much use it or the exposure to it lead to concern.
The problem is that the radiation we are exposed to is invisible so as to avoid its danger.
regards
Its reality everything that will excess cause only deterioration of universe.
Indeed, civilization both a good and evil. Many technological advances add a lot of pain that shortens life. Life expectancy should have soared our lifespan but the reality is that it has rather pulled it back.
of course present civilization is leading us to painful death because of less values & polluted air.
Scientific & technological development have help the civilization in the modern trend & due to this the world has become a smaller place for humanity to carry out their movement in short time . Besides electronic media ,computer , mobile , have placed the person to contact anywhere in the small range of time .
These development have process the norms of civilization in very close manner with the entire humanities of the world . This may at a first glance appear to be a healthy line for civilization for the people at large but unfortunately the closeness of the people with the different trend of civilization due to their contact ,relationship with other nations may also take the advantage to change the pattern of their living habit ,with the manner of food ,drinks , & certain habit which are not comfortable for the living life of the individual .
Scientific development & to complicit with the harmony of the nature under the experiment of space travel & also disturbing the planetary movement of the nature have disturbed the natural environment disturbing the working life of humanity .Human beings have started running fast in their action of the life & with all the movement in car or in the air services also come across the incident of accident ,killing quite good number of people everywhere . To add this natural calamities such as cyclone, earth quakes , very often quite good number of people have to pass their life .
With all the changes of civilization people have changed the food habit & even in preparation of food certain indigenous element are also added for their personal gain & people who used this type of food may in the wrong run a damage to their healthy problems .
With all the changes of civilization people have changed the food habit & even in preparation of food certain indigenous element are also added for their personal gain people who used this type of food may in the wrong run a damage to their healthy problems & quite good number people are suffering from diabetes where the control of food is must for the sufferers & it is for this that it has been likely said that diabetes is silent killer .
Apart from this present life everywhere in the world for every human beings have become very hard ,tough , in the range of competition & also for the living convenience this life in quite good cases have created a problem in the nature of B.P , HEART ATTACK , & even leading to BYPASS surgery certainly calling for invitation to the death .
With all the disturbing health problems CANCER has become the common space for cancellation of life . Apart from the said habits it has been said that CANCER has an hereditary influence & it has been also observed that Breast Cancer remain quite common. With this the above line civilization is a two way road traffic & we have noticed that human tendency ,behavior, come in the range of disturbing the civilization pattern .
This is my personal opinion
Thought provoking question. Yes it does. On one hand the technology made our daily lives easier, on the other hand it is destroying human life in many directions. As many mentioed it is disturbing the civilization pattern and taking away the human emotions, behaviors and cultures as well. It is necessary to bringing back the treditional livelihood along side innovations to save the future generations.
The present civilization leads us to a painful life and a painful death.
