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Originally Posted by chelmostef
As a civilization advances, it advances in technology and ethics hand in hand or at least to give the illusion of being ethical, ...
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It is an illusion. There is no practical evidence that technology and ethics are linked in the slightest. Having worked for many years in what was termed the 'High-Tech' Industry I can assure you ethics and morality have nothing to do with the development and use of technology. In fact, it would seem to be to the contrary.
As a quick survey of history will show technological advances are often in response to the needs of warfare. Nazi Germany and the U.S.A. during WWII are two excellent examples. Modern military institutions invest heavily into advanced technology and are the first to adopt new technologies to complete their mission. This is an undeniable fact in human history and development. There is no basis for assuming another civilization would be any different. One would hope for it while simultaneously planning for the opposite.
The truth is that a civilization with technology so advanced as to appear to be magic could at the same time be predatory, expansionist, imperialistic, or just mischievous. We have no real way of knowing.
