Brym and Lie Call the Period When the Great Majority

question 105

Multiple Choice

Brym and Lie call the period when the great majority of people thought technology produces only progress and tangible benefits:

• A)the era of naïve optimism
• B)the era of rationality
• C)the era of peace
• D)the era of cooperation
• E)the scientific era

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