Is technology a moral force?

Part 1 (Kevin Kelly's interview in Christianity Today) Part 2 (my reply, posted here) Part 3 (drawn from the comment thread to my post): Kevin Kelly: Nick, Thanks for the careful read and thoughtful response. Curious lingo??? I think there is no doubt that God speaks just like Kevin Kelly. But to the crux of our disagreement: You end with: "The best you can argue, therefore, is that technological progress will, on balance, have a tendency to open more choices for more people." This is precisely my argument. I am not arguing that technology increases the options for everyone equally. Of course new technologies remove some options. Lots of excellent horse buggy and whip makers lost their opportunities. I talk about a very tiny net gain in options when you tally up all the options lost compared to the ones added. That very tiny micro net gain accumulated over time is progress. You say: "Look at any baby born today, and try to say whether that child would have a greater possibility of fulfilling its human potential if during its lifetime (a) technological progress reversed, (b) technological progress stalled, (c) technological progress advanced slowly, or (d) technological progress accelerated quickly....