Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Switched Off: The next frontier?


Is it really possible for electricity to be switched off?  If we significantly upset the environment and all the natural protection it provides the planet, is it possible that electricity could disappear?  If that were a possibility, and we can develop scenarios of how catastrophic it would be, would that make us take more care of the environment? On the other hand, is it possible that God could switch off electricity as He is recorded to have switched of other human comforts in biblical times, as a result of gross sin on the part of humanity?  Again, if it were possible, would it necessarily make the world change its ways?

If electricity could be switched off, what else could be switched off? Electricity is just one of many currencies enables exchange, transmission and storage of energy.  If this form of energy can be switched off, what other forms can be switched off?  If those other forms can be switched off, what kind of scenarios would emerge?

Our understanding of electricity is possibly less than two hundred years old.  It has contributed in the vast social and economic development of humanity in this period, and is the foundation on modern technology. Before its enormous power and potential was discovered, the world moved on running its business as usual.  What other similar life changing technologies are out there waiting to be discovered?  If electricity were to be switched off, what alternatives would be discovered to make the same, if not better contribution to humanity?  Can these alternatives be still discovered without waiting for electricity to be switched off?

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