The Problem With Science.
Saturday, August 13th, 2011The evolution, or development of the human race is always to a sizable extent as a result of efforts and work of the scientific community and also this is specially true of the rapid advancement of technology on the previous century, even the motor car is barely one hundred yrs . old, but has this development been beneficial for mankind?
The issue with science is really a problem that the human race as a whole suffer and that is deficiencies in understanding of the delicate balance of life on the planet and also the part we a persons race play within it. Let me make an effort to explain. Whether it were possible to adopt the top ten scientists alive these days and set them in a empty room, a vacuum if you like. Next you can keep them create from absolutely nothing, something, or anything, even a grain of sand! Quite clearly they cannot, only can they change adapt, or at worst hinder what may be created, what already exists and herein lies the situation.
If we simply cannot appreciate the beauty, the perfection and also the incredible balance of creation that were given am i not starting from a place of ignorance, am i nothing more than if you like “bulls in a china shop”? We being a species have a tendency to suffer deficiencies in appreciation of that which you happen to be given, or born into, this isn’t unique to scientists, but this lack of either humility, or understanding has more serious repercussions using this type of community.
No the sad and scary the fact is that practically our advancements have come having a terrible price to pay. Go ahead and take motor car and oil, did we ever stop to think why is was so essential for us to travel from the to B faster, of course not, however the harm of the particular innovation is quite straightforward.
It really is as if we’re the blind leading the blind, we’ve rushed helter skelter in a singular direction without any consideration whether or not we’ve taken the proper decision, whether actually we’re even going the right way! Much more worryingly the momentum we’re gathering is increasing every day as well as the possibility of changing course becomes progressively difficult to visualise.
We are that way small snowball that is sent rolling down the hill. When it starts it`s downward journey it really is small , can be stopped, or destroyed with little effort, but when it’s got travelled some distance it really is a significant different story, it really is huge and travelling at speed and browsing it`s path is not advisable whatsoever. No stopping the snowball becomes progressively harder the further it’s got travelled.
Is this not a persons condition right now? There’s clearly a growing body of individuals, of considered that situations are not right and all sorts of the indications are showing all but those who work in denial that we must change quite dramatically the way we survive earth and the way we utilise and share the time that we happen to be given. Sadly, as with the snowball the longer we dither and procrastinate the harder becomes the job of making the changes, of stopping the snowball.
Can the scientific community overcome it`s ego and begin to question the motives behind so much research that is currently being carried out. Being a parent tell there children, usually do not fiddle with this that you do not understand. Are you able to create from nothing a tomato? Then don’t let yourself be so arrogant as to genetically “improve” it. Are you able to produce a sheep? Then simply good think for that existence of the sheep as opposed to assuming god like power in planning to hinder creation with experiments of cloning.
The snowball is now huge and stopping it will take enormous collective effort and determination and further delay will undoubtedly increase the risk for task harder, or worse impossible to achieve!
Terrence Aubrey,