1. Joy’s thesis is that current technologies could become so advanced that humans could lose control of them, and the survival of the human species could be endangered.
2. Joy suggested two different techniques for avoiding humans becoming obsolete or unnecessary. He theorized on either complete government control of development or scientists voluntarily slowing down research until safe guards could be developed. Both involve slowing down the development of these three technologies.
3. I think that Huxley would not believe the world destruction scenario. He would believe that the government would take control of the development before it got too out of hand.
4. One rhetorical strategy that Joy used was asking questions that the readers had to answer for themselves. He tries to involve the reader’s emotions. His arguments are very logical and demand to be listened to.
5. I think that Joy was a fear monger. Fear can be a powerful motivator. Fear is an appropriate emotion to use since the topic is the survival of the human race.
6. Joy uses several literary devices. He refers to specific historic and science fiction examples. He also uses outside conversations to give credit to his own theories.
7. One connection to Brave New World is government control of science for the greater good. This is a reality in the Brave New World, but Joy talks about is as an option to save the human race, (see 2.) Both the essay and the novel acknowledge how powerful science can be and what destruction it can cause. In Brave New World science only threatens social stability, but the government still views that as a danger.
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