What is the persuasive message of “the machine stops”?

if we become too dependent on technology, we will lose our humanity.
if we destroy the earth, we will be forced to live underground.
the fate of the human race depends upon the technologies that we develop.
we should appreciate our natural environment while we still can.

How are the two arguments made in the passages different? a. the first passage claims that pets in class will children with health problems; the second passage says pets will make some health problems worse. b. the first passage claims that students’ nervousness will decrease around pets; the second says that students’ nervousness will increase around pets. c. the first passage claims that pets will make the teacher’s work easier by keeping students busy; the second passage says pets will make the teacher’s work harder. d. the first passage claims that pets in school will be good for kids’ mental health; the second passage says pets will be bad for kids’ mental health.