Should we avoid debates with argumentative people who believe that technology is beneficial?

From: Nikhil Kulkarni

Prabhuji, I had a discussion today with my colleagues, I was trying to say that all so ca lled scientific advancement, scientist has made is all bogus and has created more problems than solutions, they were quoting examples like many ppl used to die out of plague before, now they are saved and made many more facilities, so we have progressed and they quoted many examples like irrigation, as we have dams built, we can have better water supply for irrigation. What should be our stand on that?
It’s clear to me that all so called scientific advancement has created more problems, but I was not able to convince to them.
Should a devotee avoid this kind of debate completely as other person is in mood of just argument? Or should we try to answer them? Please guide me.