Monday, February 16, 2009

Happy Late Birthday Darwin

Darwin was a famous scientist.... As humanities students (and humans), what responsibility do we have for the understanding of science? What role should scientific inquiry and scientific knowledge play in our own society? How should science influence our decisions, laws, and culture?

What responsibility do we have for the understanding of science?



  • I think that we as humans have a responsibility to discover it since no one else can. I think that we, as humans, are meant to figure out science so that it could possibly open up new door for humans like curing cancer or something big.


What role should scientific inquiry and scientific knowledge play in our own society?



  • I think that we have an important role in scientific inquiry and scientific knowledge because we as humans are the only ones that can figure it out we have the knowledge that makes us capable to understand science. I think that it plays a major role in society because science explains a lot of simple stuff that happens in society such as magnets, scientific method, and much more.


How should science influence our decisions, laws, and culture?



  • I don’t think that it should I think that science is natural and that there shouldn’t be any laws in which we try to stop it. I think that it probably should influence our decisions somewhat like using the scientific method affects our decision somewhat. Science does affect our decisions sometimes because science can get in the way of certain things because certain things work in one way which certain people might not want. I believe that certain science is controversial due to religious views but some science can be seen as helping others. It shouldn't be religion vs. science but I think that everyone should look at it from both sides instead of just one.

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