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o_O.Q said:
OhNoYouDont said:

I think you'd be hard-pressed to defend the claim that technology is intrinsically harmful to the planet and people, Luddite. There is a resounding distinction between "Technology can be used for malevolence" and "Technology is malevolent". You seem to have oddly contorted your mind into harboring the misapprehension that these claims are identical, which is confounding to say the least.

"I think you'd be hard-pressed to defend the claim that technology is intrinsically harmful to the planet and people"

nuclear waste? oil spills? fertilisers? CO2 emissions? etc

First things first - nuclear waste, oil spills, CO2 emissions are not technologies but biproducts of technologies so let's throw those out immediately as you seem to struggle with reading comprehension skills or basic application of words. Take your pick on which of those afflicts you. Fertilizer is the entirety of your case? Is this a joke?

Your intellectual laziness establishes why nobody takes you seriously.

Learn how to properly formulate an argument...tossing out random words you think establishes your case is not it...

 

EDIT: Start reading

http://www.csus.edu/indiv/d/dowdenb/4/logical-reasoning.pdf