We have advanced quite a lot in technology in the past 100 years then why is it...?
411143
those folks weren't any dumber than we were. It took them thousands of years to figure stuff out, now some guy gives it a shot for a week and he can't do it, so he figures it must be supernatural.
326076
Probably so, but it would have taken a lot longer.  It's a technology that many people use and is definitely a large revenue source for many companies.  It might have taken a slightly different form or shape than it is today, but the ease of global communication is really something that many companies would have invested the R&D for once they realized something like that was possible.
830198
O.k. most any advancement in technology might apply to the\nhuman body it's a machine and subject to machine stuff. The\nimportant fact is that it is a very special machine designed by\nan extremely talented Engineer.
433918
Not anymore. It would have been several years ago, but once something becomes present technology, by definition, it is no longer futuristic.
37851
I quite disagree with Darrius. The law of accelerating returns and Moore's law make it inevitable that by no later than 2040 we will have advanced so far technologically that we will be able to do all that they do in the Matrix movies and more. We won't need  a huge spike driven into a hole in the back of our heads though. (Ever hear of wireless networks?)\n\nWithin a decade or two we will be able to supplement our brains with implants allowing us to parallel process (multi-task), enjoy instant and total memory recall, and communicate via the then ubiquitous, wireless Internet with other people or computers including being able to download information. \n\nThis is just scratching the surface. Check out my source links and hang on, we're all about to go on one heck of a ride.
595514
yeah i believe it\n\nlook back at your history books of technology, you'll see a big jump from old large vacuum tubes to microcircuits and microchips.. we couldnt have discovered it that quickly. a UFO probably brought us the technology we're using today
359097
brains, with technology advancement today, u can b beautiful .
48065
Consider human technology we have today compared to the technology of 300 years ago.  To a person back then, who did not have electricity, think how advanced we would seem to him.  Our technology would seem unbelievably far advanced.  Now consider an alien species having similar intelligence as humans.  If they are 300 years or more advanced than us, their technology will seem unbelievably advanced to us.  Because species evolve over hundreds of thousands of years, an alien species will likely be far more than 300 years ahead of us, so their technology will be unimaginably more advanced.  (Of course, we would be more advanced than other alien species, but those species won't be able to come here to visit us.)\n\nHowever, any alien species would be very, very, very far away from us, so it is extremely unlikely any could visit here.  It would be an enormous expense of resources, so the motivation for them to come here and spy on us secretly is not enough to justify the resources.
1068509
Because of advances in technology, today's youth have a plethora of information at their fingertips and it's all available within a few seconds!  That's amazing.\n\nYouth of today know so, so many things that were unknown to kids even ten years ago!
1035310
Why is there high technology in the first place? \n---> Because of human dissatisfaction. You can hardly find a human who is satisfied living in the same style he is now and 20 years later. There are bound to be discontenment in some areas. This is why our world keep on changing and improving. \n\nIf there's constant dissatisfaction, do u think there will be world peace? We are not living in a fairy tale world. Even if there's peace, it will not be for eternally. Because eternal peace will ultimately results in resentment and dissatisfaction among human.
475823
I believe it will take a similar course as electronics and computer technology over the past century, with some of the same benefits as well as consequences.\n\nFirst, don't expect miracles.  Remember people were expecting robots to do and know virtually everything by 2000.  We have progressed a long way, but that was just unrealistic.  I predict nanotechnology within the next 20 years will be comparable to electronics before the discovery of the transistor.\n\nWithin 50 years, I predict something similar to the dot.com boom/bomb.  There will be some very amazing advancements which will spur investment into all kinds of faulty business models.  In the end, a lot of people will lose money but things will settle out at a higher economic level.\n\nAnd as nanotech gets into the hands of common folks, "hackers" will emerge.  I could only make wild guesses on what kind of hacking that would be, but it will be there.  I guarantee that.  Perhaps we will all need to install genetic firewalls to prevent hackers from hijacking our brains! :)
67721
huge achievement based on technology in that day
862022
So many things happened in the 20th century!\n\nTechnology boomed: If you don't have a cell phone, TV, or computer, you're seen as primitive.\n\nCivil Rights were established:  Women are much more independent now and have more freedoms.  Same with minority groups.\n\nGo with history.  Whatever historical event was important, there are social changes to follow.
231875
Necessary technical break-through occurs gradually. A decade back, nano-technology was beyond imagination but today it is realistic. Same way, few years from now we end up with new technology which we havent heard now. \nTechnology is like ladder, you have to make one step at-a-time to reach next step.
1041568
People are the same, its the technology that has changed. Thus, people are able to cheat, steal, lie, cover up, etc. more efficiently than they could 20 years ago. It was a dog-eat-dog world 20 years ago, and its still dog-eat-dog world today.
801546
The technologies of today could be considered by many to be "best", and they are changing our world now, and will still change it more in the next 5 - 10 years.  Witness Global Warming and climate change...\n\nAny technology that can slow or reverse this trend gets my vote for "best".
647138
Extended life span\nBetter health\nBiochips and implants that aid people with all kinds of bisabilities.\nAnd later...\nHuman designed mutations and designer babies.\nThere will be a lot of problems, of ocurse, but in the future, maybe we will be able to use technology instead of being used by it.  If we developed technologies, maybe they have also been misunderstood.  Maybe tech is our evolutive advantage and we should embrace it instead of fear it.