http://davisdesigncorp.com/wordpress/2007/08/25/do-art-and-science-lead-to-immorality/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:15:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://davisdesigncorp.com/wordpress/2007/08/25/do-art-and-science-lead-to-immorality/#comment-31 Carrie Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:20:49 +0000 http://davisdesigncorp.com/wordpress/2007/08/25/do-art-and-science-lead-to-immorality/#comment-31 While I do believe that Rosseau may have a point, I think without technology in our lives, especially in today’s world, we really wouldn’t know what to do with ourselves! Tecnology has given us so much in terms of progression in society. Be it through jobs in the automotive industry (in which pretty much every car has a microchip serving some purpose), CAD, graphic arts, health care or even the simplest forms like e-mailing to keep in touch with family and friends that allows us to keep the line of communication open. Sure, it’s frustrating when your computer suddenly doesn’t work properly or you talk on your cell phone and the call gets dropped only for you to have to re-dial and continue on but, without these conviences, we wouldn’t have evolved into what we have today. We are always finding new ways to make things easier or faster. This is where I agree with Rosseau, I think we do need to spend more time to “stop and smell the flowers”… cook an actual meal rather than order in or choosing something pre-packaged, spend quality time with family and friends, taking the kids out to do something simple like fishing, going to the beach or playing in a park, endulging yourself in a book to allow yourself to envision that imagery the author is trying to portray rather than sitting on the couch and being hyptontized by the television. I guess I would go with the saying – “everything in moderation”… As long as you don’t constantly rely on these things to make you happy but rather; rely on yourself, have a mind of one's own, have free will, act spontaneously, and realize that everything you do comes from within yourself whether some type of technology is involved or not. While I do believe that Rosseau may have a point, I think without technology in our lives, especially in today’s world, we really wouldn’t know what to do with ourselves!
Tecnology has given us so much in terms of progression in society. Be it through jobs in the automotive industry (in which pretty much every car has a microchip serving some purpose), CAD, graphic arts, health care or even the simplest forms like e-mailing to keep in touch with family and friends that allows us to keep the line of communication open.
Sure, it’s frustrating when your computer suddenly doesn’t work properly or you talk on your cell phone and the call gets dropped only for you to have to re-dial and continue on but, without these conviences, we wouldn’t have evolved into what we have today.
We are always finding new ways to make things easier or faster.
This is where I agree with Rosseau, I think we do need to spend more time to “stop and smell the flowers”… cook an actual meal rather than order in or choosing something pre-packaged, spend quality time with family and friends, taking the kids out to do something simple like fishing, going to the beach or playing in a park, endulging yourself in a book to allow yourself to envision that imagery the author is trying to portray rather than sitting on the couch and being hyptontized by the television.
I guess I would go with the saying – “everything in moderation”…
As long as you don’t constantly rely on these things to make you happy but rather; rely on yourself, have a mind of one’s own, have free will, act spontaneously, and realize that everything you do comes from within yourself whether some type of technology is involved or not.

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