Essay | Horrors
of Science
Science
is said to be a double-edged weapon. It is a great blessing no doubt. The
whole progress of mankind owes to science. It has added countless comforts to
our life. It works at our beck and call. It presses our clothes, and cools, and
warms our rooms. It has made man to kiss the glories of sky, it has made man to
dive into the depths of the oceans and land on the moon. It has shortened the
diseases. It has conquered Time and Space. It has controlled and overcome many
fatal diseases and decreased the mortality rate.
But
it has another aspect a dark aspect which aims at the destruction of humanity.
In this age of science, machines have replaced human labor. This has created
unemployment in industrial countries. Unemployment causes frustration and
despair in the young men and women.
The
machines working in mills and factories have added much to the environmental pollution.
Air, water, and eatable are polluted by it. Pollution has caused many incurable
diseases. Science appears in its most cruel and destructive aspect in modern
warfare. Modern warfare is a scientific war. The weapons used are the deadliest possible.
High-explosive bombs, missiles, and poisonous gases cause widespread destruction to
life and property. In a fraction of a minute, a highly developed city with
its schools, colleges, hospitals, shopping centers, and railways is razed to a
heap of dust. The smiling fields of crops, cheerful children, and loving mothers
cease to exist.
Science
has turned man into a material beast. He has become selfish and insincere.
Money has become the pedestal of everything. Moral and human values have disappeared
under the influence of science. We have forgotten our religious and moral
values. We are so deeply rooted in the comforts of life that we have forgotten
the importance of service, sacrifice, and human love. Science has robbed us of
happiness and peace. It can be said that scientific knowledge if used for the
welfare of mankind, can bring happiness and peace to us. If it is used for evil
purposes, it will bring destruction to it.
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