Would we be better had we never harnessed electricity, built a computer, or designed a camera? If the social conscience of technology depends on whether or not something can be used for bad intentions, why pursue anything? Farming advances raise armies, should we blight the land? Your response is erudite, elitist, and short-sighted. The poster is not "of course, correct" -- fire fell into the wrong hands as well and yet the world has continued to be an awe-inspiringly amazing place.