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If we exclude God from argument and assume we exist here naturally because of evolution, then can we call technology biological?

Pro: Technology is shaped by our genes. Genes determine the average distance between the human ear and the mouth. This in turn shaped how telephones are built.

Genes determine how our bodies bend. This shaped how car seats are built.

Genes determine average human hand size and shape. This determines how pens and pencils are built.

Genes determine the wavelengths of light and frequencies of sound we're able to perceive. This is why monitors and speakers are built the way they are.

Genes also determine what technology is built.

We can't run fast, so we built transportation.

We can't stay under water for long periods of time or move too quickly through it. Thus we've got sail boats, jet skis, scuba gear and submarines.

We can't see well at night. And we create light.

We can't withstand extreme temperatures so we create exoskeletons that regulate hot and cold.

Technology reproduces itself. The brick is a very useful bit of technology. How many of those are there?

Con: Technology isn't made up of living cells. Yes there is carbon in much of our technology but it's not alive so it cannot be biological.