I think these two potential problems travel hand in hand. As technology progresses exponentially more and more, people becoming increasingly trusting and reliant on it. As this relationship between technology and culture progresses, it may get to the point where the majority have complete trust in science.
This is the point where the importance of art is highlighted because art reflects the values and perspectives on a culture while scientific innovations help define it. This is not to say that they both can't fulfill either role, with science reflecting the culture and art defining it.
The main idea is that art and science are two halves of a whole that need to be maintained and balanced in order for each half to properly and functionally exist. With no art, science would go untamed and ethical boundaries would be ignored rather than debated. With no science, art would chase its own tail as the culture which it draws its inspiration from would largely be stagnant.
A great example of art and science coexisting is Isaac Asimov's short story "The Last Question". Through a science fiction short story, the question of humanity's limitations and theology are questioned and explored.
Asimov, Isaac Next. "The Last Question -- Isaac Asimov." Multivax - How Can Entropy Be Reversed? Web. 05 Sept. 2010. .
what your saying is right on target for me. With technology we start to lose who we really are, art is an excellent source of balance.
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