“Advancement in science and technology has given man the power to fit in for ‘God’ yet he can’t be ‘God’ unless one has peace of mind, inner satisfaction, respect for morals, ethical and spiritual values.”
Today science and technology play a key role in almost every branch of human activity. Its wondrous advancements have completely changed the pace and the way of living of the present society. If our forefathers could rise from their graves, they would be amazed and bewildered to see the present world.
The use of newer scientific and technological equipment in the field of education, health, transportation, etc. has changed the spectrum of functioning. The gradual use of computers in all walks of life has changed the means and modes of utilizing time and energy.
The Invention History
Every new invention has its merits and demerits. No invention in itself is a blessing or a curse; it’s the use by human beings which makes it so. The higher food production and better quality of food grains are possible due to rapid progress in irrigation facilities and by the use of hybrid seeds and very easily available tools and machinery. Today, agriculture, to a great extent, is free from vagaries of nature like rain, etc.
Comfort by coolers and ACs and light through electricity has become very common. In the field of education, distance learning through satellite or online education and the progressive use of the internet has become the order of the day. Sitting in India, one can well be taught by a professor delivering a lecture in the USA and can also ask questions with the help of technologically advanced devices.
Boosting Tech & Advancement
The mind-boggling advancement in the field of communication has brought the whole world into a small room. The network of satellites, computer networks, and the internet has decimated almost all geographical barriers and brought the world so close that one can communicate with a person sitting millions of miles away through audio or video conferencing.
The tremendous advancement in nuclear technology, medical science, biotechnology, etc. has made almost everything possible. The weather forecasting or surgeries of the brain or heart or transplant of any and every human organ has indeed, in a way, given man the control over life. The progress in bio-science and genetic engineering has made man envying God. The cloning of sheep has become a reality and now researches are being made about the cloning of human beings.
In the field of space technology, the Moon and Mars have already been stepped on and explored by man and efforts are being made to explore the infinite hidden secrets of the universe. The inventions and discoveries made by the use of science and technology, have made human life full of comforts and luxuries. All kinds of entertaining modes are available at hand.
Another important aspect is that it has also helped in the removal of various orthodoxical and superstitious beliefs, thus, enlightening the common people.
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The Ignorant Side
Though science and technology have given man the power to achieve so much, one can never fulfill the lust for becoming the almighty, hence putting the world at the threshold of ruin. Science has done wonders in the inventions of warheads, nuclear and atomic weapons, and space warships, thus, putting all the world at ruinous peril.
A switch can destroy the whole world. We had seen the devastation and the destruction caused by the atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and now there are more advanced warheads available that can destroy the whole world within an hour. The invention of chemical weapons has also jeopardized the whole civilization that may put humanity in danger of incurable diseases.
The rapid progress in genetic engineering can make it possible to develop clones of human beings, the disastrous effect of such invention can ruin every fabric of morality, ethics, and civilization. The swift development in science and technology has put the balance of nature in great danger.
The present-day air, water, and noise pollution, and global warming have put the existence of the world at stake. Rapid industrialization, particularly in developed countries, has resulted in an imbalance in the ratio of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the environment. As per the report of Hadley Centre UK, by 2050 the trees and soil will start falling and perishing due to global warming if no corrective measures are taken.
The Not So Meaningful Scientific Living
In pursuit of materialistic prosperity, we have been going for more and more unplanned industrialization that has resulted not only in air pollution but also water pollution. The natural resources have become so contaminated that even water creatures like fish and tortoises are on the verge of extinction.
Forests are dying gradually and many species of wild animals have become a matter of the past. Undoubtedly, science and technology have given man much luxury, comfort, material prosperity but wealth and prosperity are not the ‘be-all and end-all of human life.
Is there any material benefit more precious than life and material loss more awful than death? The worst curse of advancement in science and technology is that humans have started considering themselves as the ‘Almighty’ while ignoring spiritual and human values.
Man has lost his peace of mind, inner satisfaction, and ethical values in the realm of new and newer advancements in science and technology. What purpose do all the material and physical prosperity serve if we have no peace?
In a nutshell, science and technology have brought both good and evil to the present world. No invention or technological advancement is itself bad or good, it is the user who turns it into a blessing or curse. Machines are created for the luxury and comfort of man; if we use them to destroy others, they become curses, otherwise, machines are blessings.
Source: IMS Preschool
It is a man who has to ponder over the question of what he wishes to make the world- A heaven or a hell. It is his decision that makes science and advancement a blessing or curse.
Written By - Devika Thapar
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