Is Science is blessing or curse
(Kashmala, Mianwali)
Is Science A Blessing Or A Curse?
There is nothing either good or bad,
But thinking makes it so.
Science is neither good nor bad in itself. It is the use, to which it is put, which makes it good or bad. Man may use it for his welfare as well as for welfare. It is a blessing in peace and curse in war. The various uses of science given below will make the point clear.
Emerson says
“Science surpasses the old miracles of mythology”
Science as blessing:
Science is a blessing. It has enabled man to have control over nature. Now he is no longer the slave of his surroundings. He has conquered time and space. Fast moving railways, buses, aero planes and steamship enables him to travel long distances without any difficulty. Today he flies like birds.
Aero planes
Aero planes are the speediest means of travelling. Even on the widest oceans he undertakes voyages without any worry with the help of steamship.
Telephone
Besides this, telephone and telegraph system enables him to keep contact with his friends and relatives living at distant places. So it appears that the world has contracted.
Electronics
Moreover, formerly man had to bear the severities of weather silently. He had no control
over scorching summer and shivering winter. But now he has electric fans, coolers and air-conditioning plants which make him forget completely about summer and its hardships.
In winter, he uses heaters to keep his rooms and offices warm. Thus, through the bleesings of science, he had become the master of his Environment.
Science in the field of medicine
The greatest blessing of science are its invention in the field of medicine and surgery. Human pain and suffering has been conquered and the expectancy of life has been lengthened. Science has invented a number of wonderful drugs as penicillin, streptomycin, etc that are very useful in everyday life. X-ray is the window through which we can get peep into the inside of our body. Huge operations can now be performed and broken limbs set right without the patient feeling any pain. Different parts of body can now be replaced by the artificial one. It is expected that atomic energy when used for peaceful purposes on a mass scale would transform human life.
“science is more stimulating to the imagination then are the classics” (Holdene)
Today man enjoys more comforts and luxuries than ever before. He has a much higher standard of living than his ancestors. It is all due to the increased production of goods made possible by science.
After hard work, man needs healthy recreation to relax himself. Science has provided us with the radio, the cinema, the television, the computer, the internet etc. These modern means not only entertain but also educate the people. Besides this, the great enemy of man, ignorance has been completely defeated. Books, magazines and newspapers are being published on mass scale. Every man is now in position to receive education, owing to the invention of the electric printing press.
Science as Curse:
So the blessings of science are numerous. But this is only one side of picture. Man has misused the scientific knowledge in various ways. He has used it for inventing large machines. These machines are now used to increase production. Countries after countries are being industrialized. But industrialization has given rise to competition, unemployment and capitalism, machines, being labour-saving devises, have thrown thousands out of employment. Capitalism has created class-struggle. Big capitalists exploits the labourers. This is a curse for the whole society. Misuse of science is responsible for this.
Man, today has the most destructive weapons ever produced so for. In his mad desire to be the conqueror of nature, he has used science for producing fatal weapons, like atom and hydrogen bombs. If there is any war in the future, it is certain that the whole civilization with come to an end. Science cannot but be the greatest curse for mankind in the event of third world war.
“science is the key which unlocks for mankind the storehouses of nature”
(V Samuel)
Science has made man forgetful of God and he only believes in those things which he can explain and understand by his reason. Thus he has become a moral pigmy. And I think this is the one of the most biggest fault of science that just because of science we do not remember the blessings of our God which are more great and more peaceful than blessings of science. The things and miracles that science has telling us today is already mentioned in God’s Holy Book (Quran Pak) 1400 years ago. We should read Holy Quran with attention that we will be able to understand this world properly and deeply.
Conclusion
In the event that we see at the issue fair-mindedly, we might discover that it isn't simple to name science as a favoring or a revile. In itself, science is not one or the other a revile nor a favoring. In case it is utilized for tranquil reason and for advancing the welfare of mankind, it may be a favoring. In case it is utilized something else, it could be a revile. So, it is its utilize which makes it favoring or a revile.