Technology Is a Gift of God

Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God's gifts. It is the mother of civilizations, of arts and of sciences.” (Freeman Dyson). Some people think that modern technology has made life easier and more convenient. But others are sure that technology has brought a lot of difficulties, troubles to our life. So, I’ll try to find the answer to this question; try to reveal the reasons of contradiction of people’s points of view. Beyond any doubts, it is necessary to define the advantages and disadvantages of the most common used technological devices, and this comparison will help us to understand the nature of technology.

Nowadays, almost every person uses different technological inventions, such as: mobile phones, computers, the Internet, fax machines, copy machines and so on. But why do people use them? You can’t deny that all these devices help people to save their free time, to carry out their duties without big expense of mental activity. I absolutely agree with the quotation of Max Frisch, who said: “Technology is a way of organising the universe so that man doesn't have to experience it”. It means that technology helps us to discover something new, expand our outlook, but in an thoughtless way. To understand real reasons of using technological devices, it is necessary to state the merits of the most popular devices. Speaking about the Internet or World Wide Web, it is necessary to mention that Web is becoming the most popular and rapidly growing technology within up-to-date information system. Website is a complex communication medium that encompasses a huge amount of unrestricted information and its dissemination all over the world. Website serves many kinds of purposes varying from entertainment, informational sphere to education and so on. Very few people will disagree with the fact that everyone likes to do most of their activities in the easiest and most flexible way possible. Easiness and flexibility is what Internet has provided to the mankind. Today Internet is widely used by the business world for conducting their daily chores and by individuals to interact, learn and relax. Almost everything can be done online. So, the Internet is the easiest way of finding necessary information, more than that, it is the cheapest way of communication for people who live in different countries, continents, and the most important, as I think, reason why people use the Internet is it’s speed, especially for business people forwhom time is money. When we speak about everyday accessories and gadgets, the most common thing that we are holding in our hands is a mobile phone. Why is that? The reason is because among the rest of mobile accessories and gadgets that we use, mobile phones are the most important. Apart from these many gadgets, mobile phones have the most important peculiarity that others don’t have - a way to communicate with family and friends not only by means