The Lathe of Heaven Technology and Modernization Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter. Paragraph)

Quote #10

"So now there's nothing to fear, and it's all out of your hands. I know, scientifically and morally, what I'm doing and how to do it. I know where I'm going." (9.128)

Dr. Haber's point of view is basically that we should trust him because we trust science and we trust technology. But in the context of the novel, does that position make any sense? Are science and technology ultimately good? Or is the picture more complicated than that?