Amalgamation

Amalgamation

Amalgamation

Amalgamation, a word so strong in its own existence, it tends to change the life of people. Development has seen its way through, ever since our world has originated, but technological advancement is something that has always caught the attention of people. Technology has turned into a basic necessity breaking the tag of luxury which was levied on it in the beginning.
Technology tends to change and advance every day. A recent article about dead human body parts being replaced by mechanical ones and the performance of the latter exceeding the former, brings into picture the secondary school essay topic – Technology, A boon or a Curse?
The concept of ‘Cyborgs’ have fascinated authors and writers for decades depicting them as the heroes or the bad guys. But a real superhero, as one may say, is the person who invented this technology and gave millions a chance to live, leaving a mark in the society. Amalgamation, on this concept, is surely a boon as it gives another life to a physically disabled. But if these parts tend to perform better than the original human parts, isn’t it then a curse for the society?
To answer that, philosophy could be used to explain how the world is a culmination of the good and the bad. Without the bad, there is no scope for the good to grow - a theory that even religion preaches. One could always accept and acknowledge the fact that our race has developed tremendously from the Neolithic period and that all the sci-fi gadgets and technology used in science fiction movies could possible come to exist. But there’s always a question that one could rely on to remain unanswered – ‘Technology, A boon or a Curse?’

Akshay Singh

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