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Is progress always good?
It is truly hard for me to agree or disagree with the statement
that progress is always good. As many things in life progress
has also its `black` and `white` sides.
I would not generally agree with those who claim that progress is
always good. They would say that progress in medicine has
helped people live longer and fought with terrible diseases that
have tortured human kind for centuries. Furthermore, these people
would also say that technical progress has improved our lives
enormously. The use of machinery, automation in industry and
new kinds of communication are things that have changed
people`s lives tremendously.
However, I would agree with those who believe that the price we
pay for our progress is too high. It is a fact that the earth is
overpopulated as a result from medical treatment of various
diseases and longer life thanks to progress in study of medicine.
Consequently, we not only consume much more than we can
produce but we also run low on natural resources.
What is more, as a result from our technical progress our air,
soil and waters are irreversibly polluted. Besides the fact that
we live in a poisonous world, technical progress has brought a
new disease called ‘stress` that is considered a basis of many
different health disorders.


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Nevertheless, I would not dare to argue with those who think that
progress is good. I agree that progress has made human abilities

unlimited. But on the other hand it appears that we all are victims
of our own progress.
Summing up, I believe that progress is good, unfortunately not
always.