The Gods Must Be Crazy has a dialogue that goes something like, "Man has complicated life to such extents that for mere survival, its young ones have to undergo atleast 13 years of formal education." This assertion sets me thinking...
In the beginning, Man didn't understand the forces of nature and hence gave birth to God, a father-figure who would take care of Man's basic needs, provided, Man demonstrated his obeisance to God's omni-potence. A linear logic by all means - very representative, nothing abstract. Thenceforth, for centuries, Man has worked overtime to complicate the notion of God - ideologies have been formulated, religions have been founded, gospel has been spread, masses have been converted, hatred has been engendered, intolerance has been tolerated, wars have been fought, and humanity has been discounted.
The advent of Science on the horizon of human consciousness not too long ago, has however, managed to replace God with Technology. Where the concept of God was symbolic of diversity in unity, Technology exemplifies unity in diversity. The end result however, is not very different. Where there was one God and many interpretations of Him, there are uncountable demi-Gods, or technological marvels, that swamp human existence with all the glory of their incomprehensible gadgetry, but appear as a cohesive whole - Technology. With a host of gizmos floating around, enticing humanity with the razzle-dazzle of their oft-unwanted utilities, the secret of growing at will, the forbidden fruits of knowledge on the tree of enlightenment, seems suddenly to have been revealed to Man.
Thus, in an attempt to simplify the complexity of his being, Man has complicated the simplicity of his existence.
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