Science: a Threat to Society?

Anil Jain

Anil Jain

@CrazyBoy • Oct 15, 2024
Time is running very fast and science is pushing back the boundaries of human knowledge and understanding further than many people feel comfortable with. Cutting edge technologies, such as cloning, and other more established procedures, such as in vitro fertilization, have sparked moral outrage and accusations of ‘playing God’ from certain sections of society.

Of course, the global stockpile of nuclear weapons is just one illustration of the possible danger introduced by scientific advances.

Science has shown itself capable both of killing and curing – What your take on this, which does it have more potential?

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  • Ashraf HZ

    Ashraf HZ

    @Ash • Oct 9, 2009

    I'm always for science with ethics and morality. Destructive science does not bode well for human kind on the long run.

    Of course, some consider real science as one free of any boundaries that would hamper discovery of anything.. harmless or harmful. Ethics and morality would certainly be obstacles for scientists who share this type of worldview.
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  • durga ch

    durga ch

    @durga-TpX3gO • Oct 9, 2009

    I don't think Alfred Nobel ever intended to bring out dynamite for mass destruction, humans just found out the other not-so-cool way of using it. Similarly knives and fire were never invented /discovered to kill or cause any form of harm, but we still do it. So is the case of surrogate mothers.
    Knowing the 'science' behind something is definitely not wrong , it only depends on us how we use any form of invention.
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  • safwan

    safwan

    @safwan-NH7W5Y • Oct 10, 2009

    Science with ethics is blessing of God but unethical science is Threat to society.
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  • sookie

    sookie

    @sookie-T06sFW • Oct 10, 2009

    In my opinion -
    Science was never a threat to society and would never be a threat to society. Threat to Society was/is/will be its usage in unethical experiments or inventions.
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  • Manish Goyal

    Manish Goyal

    @manish-r2Hoep • Oct 10, 2009

    No i don't think so that science is a threat to society
    as when alferd nobel invented dynamite it was for mankind...but some dangerous mind make its wrong use...
    so it just depends on human mind..how they think??and what they think.??
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  • Aashish Joshi

    Aashish Joshi

    @aashish-VrevFC • Oct 12, 2009

    Science is not the threat. The threat is human nature which, sadly, is mostly selfish. Unless we change our nature, learn to adapt to the environment and not make the environment adapt to our needs there is no hope for us!!
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  • Sahithi Pallavi

    Sahithi Pallavi

    @sahithi-oJZaYj • Oct 12, 2009

    Science is not at all a threat to the society.

    It all depends on us. If we use it for good, it is good for society, otherwise it becomes a threat for the society.
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