Hi Mike,

Technology is great! So it's clear where I stand.... I like a good well-done steak. Believe it or not, something as simple as that is technology-related....

Without ANY technology, we wouldn't have fire. Knowing how to create fire is a very early form of technology.

Farming is another form of early technology. We'd all be hunter-gatherers without that type of technology. Okay, let's skip to closer to the present day....

Medicines. That's another form of technology.

On the other hand, I think it's good to "get away" from the hustle and bustle of city life and escape to do some hiking and camping, to get close to nature. I think that natural surroundings are much closer to our inherent spiritual nature..... But actually, these things are not "inherently" against technology....

I think it's a matter of being sure we control our technology, rather than having our technology in a sense "control" us.

I think technology is great, but like everything else it needs good management. :) By the way.... Here's another bonus of technology.

Technology helps us to create WIN/WIN/WIN situations....

If we are all fighting for a piece of the pie, technology can help us to create a BIGGER pie. That's a good thing, I think.... It helps everyone to win....

I may rant on about this in another post soon.... :)

Thanks for the stimulating topic, Mike!

Dien