Technology is often proclaimed in society as wonderful, that it is progressing mankind to places undreamt of, that all will be better after progress is achieved. Societies try to acquire the newest technology in order to move forward into their vision for the future, typically a world where problems and disease are either gone or simplified and where humans can have easier lives. This advancement, in part, is rooted in scientific discovery and innovation. Progress claims to be able to accomplish more with technological improvements, probe the mysteries of the universe, and attain more knowledge, but better understanding does not guarantee the creation of a better world. Scientific progress, especially as it pertains to technology, is not moving humanity in a better direction, but instead is causing it to move away from what is good; it is not progressing humanity toward anything but the destruction of its nature. Progress is seen as a path toward the improvement of humanity and th...