Science Is a Threat to Humanity

Science as it has been said is an accumulated and established knowledge of principles and causes, which has been systematized and formulated by the discovery of general truths and the operation of general laws. Advancements in science have occurred for thousands of years, as far back as the ancient Greeks and their effects are becoming even more pronounced until that they have become a threat to humanity. Rachel Carson, a marine biologist and conservationist, once said, “It is a curious situation that the sea, from which life first arose should now be threatened by the activities of one form of that life. But the sea, though changed in a sinister way, will continue to exist; the threat is rather to life itself.” Therefore, I strongly agree with the notion that science is threat to humanity. Despite the fact that Science has helped us, the advances of technology has increased the destructive capacity of conflict by enabling many countries to create horrifying weapons of mass destruction that have raised numerous ethical questions. Also, it is a constant threat to humanity with the danger that never ceases to end as can be seen by the destruction of the First and Second World War with their unprecedented number of deaths. The atomic bomb, for example, with the destruction it has caused and affected the Japanese many years after and, it was created about 70 years ago. In the 21st century, we have weapons that can make the atomic bomb look like a firecracker. The development of these weapons of mass destruction has raised the threat of total global destruction. Science has produced the means of more suffering in an almost infinite way, which surely outweighs the benefits towards healing and helping the sick and needy. As much as I would like to disagree, as long as these weapons exist; Science will always be a threat to humanity. Furthermore, the administration of life is playing God. Science has moved into a new area known as Fringe Science which