In the essay by Lewis Thomas “ To Ere is human”, there is, at least at the time, a strong interest in the perceived fallibility of computers. The bank errors, incorrect billing statements, and power outages would suggest that much like humans computers are prone to making mistakes, however, Thomas doubts the possibility of such statements. In his essay, Thomas’ main points revolve around the central idea that humans are the only things, as far as we know, that have the ability to blissfully make mistakes. Furthermore, not only does he suggest that we are the only known things capable of making mistakes, but that mistakes are necessary for furtherment, for through no other method are we able to stumble upon method and ideas superior to those
