the over-dependence of modern man on machines could have disastrous consequences on the future of mankind. such a dependence lend to an excessive forfeiture of the basic reasoning faculties of thought tomindless machines. this, in turn, could lead to a dehumanized society and mechanized approaches to problems and solutions. if we continue to surrender our natural intelligence to unnatural mechanical contrivances, we may even ultimately lose our capacity for creative thought. contrivances, we may even ultimately lose our capacity for creative thought.