Picture a world as portrayed by Isaac Asimov’s I-Robot where a world where humans are solely dependent on advanced technology without which our lives will fail to function. Imagine what will happen when technology fails
Science. Is it a menace to mankind? This is question that we must ask ourselves; especially in the age we live in where many will say that the recent scientific breakthroughs like the invention of the nuclear bomb harms more than helps. However, I think that there is no definite answer. We have to weigh the pros and cons ourselves. Although science has made killing so easy with newer and better weapons created, they are only a part of the many new findings and invention in the modern age. We should also consider the advancements of science which benefits mankind. However, it is because many people tend to look at the “big and obvious” things like the aftermath of a nuclear bomb rather than the minute things like how easy it is to kill cancer cells with laser.
The truth about science is that it is neither our friend nor our foe. It all depends how it is used and who uses it. We can compare it to two drivers driving the same car. Driver A chooses to use his car to ferry people around, driver B chooses to be the devil and go on a killing rampage and rams his car at anybody he sees. The above can be analogous to a sadistic scientist that uses science to create weapons to kill and a researcher who wants to save lives and uses science for the good of mankind.
However, I am more inclined to say that science will be a menace to mankind in the near future if it is abused.
It is possible to annihilate the whole world if you have the money to buy science. Any tycoon could purchase an atomic bomb and order a launch to any part of the world. Science can also be used to create weapons of mass destruction like bio-chemistry weapons. It can also be used to control the whole human race too as which any country or group that has the weapon and antidote can demand for a huge amount of return or rule make the whole world comply to their demands.
There have been many authors that predict what the world would be like in the near further. For example, in the book Brave New World, there was a dystopian portrayal of the scientific future. Science was used to overwrite human thinking, restrain their emotions and change the human way of life. We can see that in brave new world, science has become the master instead of the servant which is the direct opposite of the current situation. So do we want that?
Science is a menace to society because since there has been so much advancements in science, the human race have started to “slack”. During the industrial revolution, there were very little advancements in science and humans worked hard for change. However now, with such advance technology, major scientific breakthroughs are not emerging as frequently.
Furthermore, science has lessened humans’ ability to communicate properly. Gadgets like handphones and computers give humans an alternative to communication. This kind of communication causes people to not be able to communicate face to face.
Science has also made humans overly dependent on technology, causing humans to heavily rely on it. This is not a good sign as humans were once able to live without technology in the past. If technology fails one day, the human race will go down too.
However, I believe that the majority of the earth’s population will want science to be used for the greater good of mankind. There have been many scientists that use science to treat humans. For example, many new antibiotics have been created to fight against common ailments and that patients did not have to go through grueling surgeries like in the past.
All in all, science has become a menace to mankind at this particular point of time as it inhibits human’s development, poses a major threat to mankind and could potentially take charge of the life of humans.
Science. Is it a menace to mankind? This is question that we must ask ourselves; especially in the age we live in where many will say that the recent scientific breakthroughs like the invention of the nuclear bomb harms more than helps. However, I think that there is no definite answer. We have to weigh the pros and cons ourselves. Although science has made killing so easy with newer and better weapons created, they are only a part of the many new findings and invention in the modern age. We should also consider the advancements of science which benefits mankind. However, it is because many people tend to look at the “big and obvious” things like the aftermath of a nuclear bomb rather than the minute things like how easy it is to kill cancer cells with laser.
The truth about science is that it is neither our friend nor our foe. It all depends how it is used and who uses it. We can compare it to two drivers driving the same car. Driver A chooses to use his car to ferry people around, driver B chooses to be the devil and go on a killing rampage and rams his car at anybody he sees. The above can be analogous to a sadistic scientist that uses science to create weapons to kill and a researcher who wants to save lives and uses science for the good of mankind.
However, I am more inclined to say that science will be a menace to mankind in the near future if it is abused.
It is possible to annihilate the whole world if you have the money to buy science. Any tycoon could purchase an atomic bomb and order a launch to any part of the world. Science can also be used to create weapons of mass destruction like bio-chemistry weapons. It can also be used to control the whole human race too as which any country or group that has the weapon and antidote can demand for a huge amount of return or rule make the whole world comply to their demands.
There have been many authors that predict what the world would be like in the near further. For example, in the book Brave New World, there was a dystopian portrayal of the scientific future. Science was used to overwrite human thinking, restrain their emotions and change the human way of life. We can see that in brave new world, science has become the master instead of the servant which is the direct opposite of the current situation. So do we want that?
Science is a menace to society because since there has been so much advancements in science, the human race have started to “slack”. During the industrial revolution, there were very little advancements in science and humans worked hard for change. However now, with such advance technology, major scientific breakthroughs are not emerging as frequently.
Furthermore, science has lessened humans’ ability to communicate properly. Gadgets like handphones and computers give humans an alternative to communication. This kind of communication causes people to not be able to communicate face to face.
Science has also made humans overly dependent on technology, causing humans to heavily rely on it. This is not a good sign as humans were once able to live without technology in the past. If technology fails one day, the human race will go down too.
However, I believe that the majority of the earth’s population will want science to be used for the greater good of mankind. There have been many scientists that use science to treat humans. For example, many new antibiotics have been created to fight against common ailments and that patients did not have to go through grueling surgeries like in the past.
All in all, science has become a menace to mankind at this particular point of time as it inhibits human’s development, poses a major threat to mankind and could potentially take charge of the life of humans.
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