Ironic and Tragic: Technological Fundamentalism and Our Fear of Limits

Photo by Ashkan Forouzani

Many political and military battles have been sparked by fundamentalism, whether religious, national, or economic. Those fundamentalisms remain strong across the world, requiring vigilance from those who embrace political pluralism and celebrate human diversity.

But one other fundamentalism today, common on the left and right, is even more dangerous: technological fundamentalism. While those other forces can unleash conflicts that do great damage in specific times and places...