Does Society Believe Computers are Ethical?
Throughout history, humankind has made several technological advances with widespread implications. Undoubtedly, many of these advancements probably caused a great diversity of personal beliefs; and sometimes these personal beliefs are so strong and conflicting that they inevitably cause social unrest and political controversy. For example, when Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, the economic situation in the American south forced the political landscape to develop into a widening rift between the opponents and proponents of slavery (Encyclopedia Britannica 672). Accordingly, since the introduction of the personal computer, computers have permeated throughout all aspects of society, thus influencing society and producing a variety of controversial opinions about them. As a result, two primary viewpoints have developed among the populace, which are against and for computer technology. One of the initial reasons why people are against computers is because some people are intimidated by
