What is Humanity’s worst Invention?


What is Humanity’s worst Invention?

4 Dec 2005 ·

Technology




This is the question for this year’s Ecologist Annual Essay Competition in association with the Coady International Institute. The winning essay wins a £2,500 check and would be published in the Ecologist magazine.

Essay criteria: all essays must be typewritten, responses must be in English, up to 2.000 words. Entries will be judged on originality, critical thinking, clarity and the ability to spark debate.

Deadline for entries: 15 March 2006

Please submit entries to: essay2006@theecologist

Rules of entry: All essays are the property of the Ecologist. Published essays will be credited to the writer. Telephone and/or email contact details must be included. We regret that materials submitted cannot be returned. For full completion rules visit www.theecologist.org

The question stuck on my mind and made me think. What could be humanity’s worst invention? Several things came to my mind – nuclear weapons, guns & drugs like cocaine, marijuana, heroin, methamphetamine, etc and other stuff that weren’t really bad inventions but could be misused by people with malicious intentions or greed. I couldn’t think of any other significant inventions. How bout you, what comes to mind when you are asked this question?


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2 Responses to “What is Humanity’s worst Invention?”

  1. Jaypee PHILIPPINES Mozilla Firefox Windows Says:

    deep thoughts ba? it's another way of saying na busy ka di ba? hehe..just kidding!

    Reply

  2. Sarah UNITED STATES Mozilla Firefox Windows Says:

    I am still in deep thoughts…

    Reply

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