Science can be a boon or a bane, depending upon the attitude of the scientist,
Discuss the given statement with reference to
Griffin and Richard Ebright.
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Science, like fire can either cook man’s food or cook the man himself. Nothing is harmful until it is used with harmful intentions. Similarly science in itself is not disastrous. It is the ill and inhumane use that makes it so. Alfred Nobel, one of the most renowned scientists was criticized so much when he invented dynamite. However, later on when it was used to clear mountains and rocks while making roads across rough, mountainous terrains, his invention was highly praised.
Science has the potential to solve all of man’s problems and challenges provided it is put to right use. But this potential is not being explored. Man is busy misusing science. For example, our planet earth has so much of Uranium, Thorium, Plutonium, etc. that if used optimally, abundant power can be generated for all the people living in all the countries of the planet. The sad thing is man’s focus is on creating deadly nuclear weapons out of these wonderful resources given to him by beneficent Nature.
Similarly, people can use it or misuse it according to their characters and purposes. Griffin and Richard Ebright are two scientists who used science differently. Griffin used it for his selfish purpose, on the other hand Richard Ebright used to explore it in the positive way and for welfare purpose.