(apologies for the length -- but...)
*KNOWLEDGE WILL INCREASE*---are (hu)mankind's technological advances hurting us???!
I think this will probably be a very important post for possible discussion, because it involves our (current) medical health! Any news about the (biblically described) Antichrist and one-world gov't system will have to wait.
*ahem*
This post is *more* important (at least to me), at the moment, and may be to many others, as well (*treehuggers* and *Progressives* for progress included =).
For many years, there's been speculation that some countries would love to throw all humans back into the dark ages, where electronic gadgets and other improvements in general living didn't exist (general living conditions before the 1800's).
The question is who is right? Would life be better living without the rigors of today's technological conveniences and modern marvels or do we keep searching to overcome the currently discovered (*serious*) side-effects?
I came across several interesting articles on modern inventions (gadgets) and technology that have basically pointed out that there are a few serious side effects to advances in science or what some consider easier, comfortable living. A few of these might be helpful to readers who have actually experienced some of these issues (except for the NASA example *grin*).
Among those serious medical issues are
--- crib bumpers being banned
.........(i.e., ALL padded AND breathable thin types)=Life threatening issue
--- "smart phones causing text neck"
--- progressive lens causing neck strain
Several "end times" Bible prophecy experts have continuously stated that in the last days, KNOWLEDGE WILL INCREASE. Daniel 12:4 states this occurrence in verbatim---
Daniel 12:4 states---
(NIV = New International Version)
"But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end.
Many will go here and there to increase knowledge."
(NASB = New American Standard Bible)
"But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time;
many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase."
(NKJV = New King James Version)
"But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end;
many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase."
(NLT = New Living Translation)
"But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end,
when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase."
Well, ever since at least the 1900's, knowledge has been increasing exponentially and at a faster and faster rate every year that passes by. So, basically, the above verse is being fulfilled before our very own eyes.
Anyway, the point is the items mentioned in the various news articles mentioned below.
---Baby Crib bumper issue---
In today's news on msnbc, the decision has been made to ban ALL forms of bumper crib protectors. Why? to prevent the babies in the cribs from suffocating themselves into the pads. Yet, a counter argument against this was that bumper pads were invented to prevent the babies from getting their legs and arms (and occasionally their own head!) stuck between the open sides of the crib. One person commenting after the article suggested to making solid sides, but that would be no better than having the bumper pads that are now being ordered removed. Other readers suggested using breathable bumper material netting to block the little limbs from getting stuck between the crib's bars. But the netting would have to be attached to ALL inside sides of the crib, not the outside, otherwise, the same legs, arms, head getting caught in the sides could still occur.
I mean, good golly, someone comes up with a nice, helpful idea to prevent babies from getting stuck into the side walls of their crib, and it causes problems or death! do without the neat little padding, and the babies get stuck and start screaming because they're stuck! Catch-22.
--See article at-- (link is included article title)
"No more crib bumpers, says American Academy of Pediatrics"
By Kavita Varma-White (dated 2011/October/18, msnbc)
---"smart phones causing text neck"---
We've heard of carpal tunnel syndrome, where people on computers are sometimes recommended to wear a wrist brace, because of wrist fatigue on keyboards and using electronic mice (to move the line cursor more easily across the screen). I've also heard phones with tiny keyboard pads that require thumbs to go texting at wild paces, has caused severe cramping or arthritis feelings in the thumbs!!
Well, now there is a new dilemma! Severe neck strain nicknamed TEXT NECK being caused by overuse of smart phones, and other computer technologies.
Some people are complaining of severe neck strain, and their chiropractors claim it's from using the smart phones too much, and texting (addicted texters & twitter users beware!).
It never ends.
--See articles at-- (link is included article title)
"Using smart phones, tablet computers can lead to 'text neck,' claim doctors"
by: Jonathan Benson, staff writer, naturalnews.com
Saturday, October 15, 2011
---and at--- (link is included article title)
"Mobile phone users suffering from 'text neck'"
By Nick Collins, Science Correspondent (The Telegraph)
10:00PM BST, 06 Oct 2011
---progressive lens--causing neck strain!--- (owww!)
This one is personal. I got talked into spending the extra $90.00 to get what is called
PROGRESSIVE Lens (click on link here for further details) for bifocal (and trifocal) eyeglasses. Okay, I was informed it was supposed to help against moving the eyes from long distance into the bifocal lens box in old-fashioned eye-glasses. What the (bifocal) PROGRESSIVE Lens do, is eliminate all external appearances of a lens line, so they look like normal glasses.
However, the wearer had to train their vision to FIND the point where the focus point is in the glasses they are peering out of. Some people have no trouble wearing these sorts of glasses. But me, ut-unh.. next time, it's regular distance glasses, just like my old ones.
For one thing, the (bifocal) PROGRESSIVE Lens wearer has to re-focus every time they move from point A to point B in whatever they are looking at from far away, side to side, and close-up. That motion of continuous re-focusing is what causes headaches (at least, for me, it has).
This is especially extremely bad for driving any type of vehicle (car, truck, or bicycle).
Because the point of focus is so narrow and sits within an extremely limited space, in order to view any specific point, it's like moving your vision on a pin-point needle! Any time you shift your focus to point B or C or whatever, your vision is blurred until it *FINDS* that pin-point focus spot in the PROGRESSIVE Lens.
Personally, I find it a complete waste of money, and want my old glasses back! As it turned out, in addition to using my new-fangled far/near distance bifocals, I had to order a 2nd pair of reading glasses (which I got talked into getting a "progressive variety" (not really thrilled about that either), because I couldn't focus on my computer screen to find where the mouse cursor showed up in a search/find screen. And I use that computer feature a lot! Massive headaches.. I had to get an ice-pack just to stop the throbbing pain resulting. Bummer...
---Vision problems developing in space astronuats!---
New fangled problem for our amazing *KNOWLEDGE WILL INCREASE* discoveries. Humans finally get to space, and actually get to live out there (for a few days or months), and rather rapidly, their vision goes bad.. Not good news for future space missions! *sigh*
(NOTE---Please remove B L A N K spaces in beginning of web address to access article/link for complete details)
http : // www .washingtonpost. com/national/health-science/nasa-studies-why-some-astronauts-suffer-vision-problems-during-spaceflights/2011/09/20/gIQAn9E1zK_story.html
"NASA studies why some astronauts suffer vision problems during spaceflights"
Published: September 26
(© 1996-2011 The Washington Post)
The above NASA study article details goes into trying to identify where the damage originates, but it sounds like solar or some sort of space radiation may be causing the problems, which is apparently permanent, once it sets in.
---reinforcement note--- (NLT = New Living Translation)
"But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end,
when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase."
hmmm............. *interesting*
*KNOWLEDGE WILL INCREASE*---are (hu)mankind's technological advances hurting us???!
I think this will probably be a very important post for possible discussion, because it involves our (current) medical health! Any news about the (biblically described) Antichrist and one-world gov't system will have to wait.
*ahem*
This post is *more* important (at least to me), at the moment, and may be to many others, as well (*treehuggers* and *Progressives* for progress included =).
For many years, there's been speculation that some countries would love to throw all humans back into the dark ages, where electronic gadgets and other improvements in general living didn't exist (general living conditions before the 1800's).
The question is who is right? Would life be better living without the rigors of today's technological conveniences and modern marvels or do we keep searching to overcome the currently discovered (*serious*) side-effects?
I came across several interesting articles on modern inventions (gadgets) and technology that have basically pointed out that there are a few serious side effects to advances in science or what some consider easier, comfortable living. A few of these might be helpful to readers who have actually experienced some of these issues (except for the NASA example *grin*).
Among those serious medical issues are
--- crib bumpers being banned
.........(i.e., ALL padded AND breathable thin types)=Life threatening issue
--- "smart phones causing text neck"
--- progressive lens causing neck strain
Several "end times" Bible prophecy experts have continuously stated that in the last days, KNOWLEDGE WILL INCREASE. Daniel 12:4 states this occurrence in verbatim---
Daniel 12:4 states---
(NIV = New International Version)
"But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end.
Many will go here and there to increase knowledge."
(NASB = New American Standard Bible)
"But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time;
many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase."
(NKJV = New King James Version)
"But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end;
many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase."
(NLT = New Living Translation)
"But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end,
when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase."
Well, ever since at least the 1900's, knowledge has been increasing exponentially and at a faster and faster rate every year that passes by. So, basically, the above verse is being fulfilled before our very own eyes.
Anyway, the point is the items mentioned in the various news articles mentioned below.
---Baby Crib bumper issue---
In today's news on msnbc, the decision has been made to ban ALL forms of bumper crib protectors. Why? to prevent the babies in the cribs from suffocating themselves into the pads. Yet, a counter argument against this was that bumper pads were invented to prevent the babies from getting their legs and arms (and occasionally their own head!) stuck between the open sides of the crib. One person commenting after the article suggested to making solid sides, but that would be no better than having the bumper pads that are now being ordered removed. Other readers suggested using breathable bumper material netting to block the little limbs from getting stuck between the crib's bars. But the netting would have to be attached to ALL inside sides of the crib, not the outside, otherwise, the same legs, arms, head getting caught in the sides could still occur.
I mean, good golly, someone comes up with a nice, helpful idea to prevent babies from getting stuck into the side walls of their crib, and it causes problems or death! do without the neat little padding, and the babies get stuck and start screaming because they're stuck! Catch-22.
--See article at-- (link is included article title)
"No more crib bumpers, says American Academy of Pediatrics"
By Kavita Varma-White (dated 2011/October/18, msnbc)
---"smart phones causing text neck"---
We've heard of carpal tunnel syndrome, where people on computers are sometimes recommended to wear a wrist brace, because of wrist fatigue on keyboards and using electronic mice (to move the line cursor more easily across the screen). I've also heard phones with tiny keyboard pads that require thumbs to go texting at wild paces, has caused severe cramping or arthritis feelings in the thumbs!!
Well, now there is a new dilemma! Severe neck strain nicknamed TEXT NECK being caused by overuse of smart phones, and other computer technologies.
Some people are complaining of severe neck strain, and their chiropractors claim it's from using the smart phones too much, and texting (addicted texters & twitter users beware!).
It never ends.
--See articles at-- (link is included article title)
"Using smart phones, tablet computers can lead to 'text neck,' claim doctors"
by: Jonathan Benson, staff writer, naturalnews.com
Saturday, October 15, 2011
---and at--- (link is included article title)
"Mobile phone users suffering from 'text neck'"
By Nick Collins, Science Correspondent (The Telegraph)
10:00PM BST, 06 Oct 2011
---progressive lens--causing neck strain!--- (owww!)
This one is personal. I got talked into spending the extra $90.00 to get what is called
PROGRESSIVE Lens (click on link here for further details) for bifocal (and trifocal) eyeglasses. Okay, I was informed it was supposed to help against moving the eyes from long distance into the bifocal lens box in old-fashioned eye-glasses. What the (bifocal) PROGRESSIVE Lens do, is eliminate all external appearances of a lens line, so they look like normal glasses.
However, the wearer had to train their vision to FIND the point where the focus point is in the glasses they are peering out of. Some people have no trouble wearing these sorts of glasses. But me, ut-unh.. next time, it's regular distance glasses, just like my old ones.
For one thing, the (bifocal) PROGRESSIVE Lens wearer has to re-focus every time they move from point A to point B in whatever they are looking at from far away, side to side, and close-up. That motion of continuous re-focusing is what causes headaches (at least, for me, it has).
This is especially extremely bad for driving any type of vehicle (car, truck, or bicycle).
Because the point of focus is so narrow and sits within an extremely limited space, in order to view any specific point, it's like moving your vision on a pin-point needle! Any time you shift your focus to point B or C or whatever, your vision is blurred until it *FINDS* that pin-point focus spot in the PROGRESSIVE Lens.
Personally, I find it a complete waste of money, and want my old glasses back! As it turned out, in addition to using my new-fangled far/near distance bifocals, I had to order a 2nd pair of reading glasses (which I got talked into getting a "progressive variety" (not really thrilled about that either), because I couldn't focus on my computer screen to find where the mouse cursor showed up in a search/find screen. And I use that computer feature a lot! Massive headaches.. I had to get an ice-pack just to stop the throbbing pain resulting. Bummer...
---Vision problems developing in space astronuats!---
New fangled problem for our amazing *KNOWLEDGE WILL INCREASE* discoveries. Humans finally get to space, and actually get to live out there (for a few days or months), and rather rapidly, their vision goes bad.. Not good news for future space missions! *sigh*
(NOTE---Please remove B L A N K spaces in beginning of web address to access article/link for complete details)
http : // www .washingtonpost. com/national/health-science/nasa-studies-why-some-astronauts-suffer-vision-problems-during-spaceflights/2011/09/20/gIQAn9E1zK_story.html
"NASA studies why some astronauts suffer vision problems during spaceflights"
Published: September 26
(© 1996-2011 The Washington Post)
The above NASA study article details goes into trying to identify where the damage originates, but it sounds like solar or some sort of space radiation may be causing the problems, which is apparently permanent, once it sets in.
---reinforcement note--- (NLT = New Living Translation)
"But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end,
when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase."
hmmm............. *interesting*
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