Am I a Luddite?

All I will say is that I have a healthy skepticism in science as a cure-all. Whether any of you conclude that I am a Luddite is up to you.

I do appreciate many of the scientific advances of this day. To state but a very few, scientific progress has made possible this blog and my picture of William Ichinomiya Tecumseh Shermantaro. However, even as such advances cure diseases, others help us annihilate our fellow man. And even if scientific advances let populations expand and live longer, is that really a good thing? Perhaps this is diverging a bit, but while the scientific community praises the longer lifespans due to medicine, increased food output and sanitation, they simultaneously bemoan overpopulation and advocate limited reproduction, which makes individuals born in this generation feel like... unwanted baggage. At least, that is what I think the logical outcome would be.

Not to step on the toes of my scientific bretheren--I am a Bio major after all--but perhaps the noble thing in not knowing whether or not you will live to see tomorrow (as so many people in the Old World do) means that you would appreciate what little you have today... and thank Whoever it is that gave you the little time you have.