Pew
Research And Smithsonian: Faith In Technology
Is The
New National Religion -- We'll Soon Have
Cloned Humans,
Resurrected Extinct Species, Talking Robots,
Discovery Of
Extraterrestrial Aliens . . . And The
Return Of Jesus Christ
Within
the next 40 years, most Americans believe, the
United States will get the bulk of its energy
from sources other than oil. Computers will
converse like people. Cancer will be cured,
and artificial limbs will outperform natural
ones. Astronauts will land on Mars, and
ordinary people will travel in space. “If
the U.S. has a national religion, the
closest thing to it is faith in technology,”
said Scott Keeter, director of survey research
for the Pew Research Center. The documented
belief in technological advancement extended
from the laboratory (half said an extinct
species would be resuscitated through cloning)
to outer space (half said evidence of life
would be found elsewhere in the universe) to
the marketplace (a small majority said
gasoline-powered cars would go out of
production).
Within the next 40 years, most Americans believe, the United States will get the bulk of its energy from sources other than oil. Computers will converse like people. Cancer will be cured, and artificial limbs will outperform natural ones. Astronauts will land on Mars, and ordinary people will travel in space. “If the U.S. has a national religion, the closest thing to it is faith in technology,” said Scott Keeter, director of survey research for the Pew Research Center. The documented belief in technological advancement extended from the laboratory (half said an extinct species would be resuscitated through cloning) to outer space (half said evidence of life would be found elsewhere in the universe) to the marketplace (a small majority said gasoline-powered cars would go out of production).