Javier Robles ES GL 08/12/10
History of Science Dr. Lansang
Science: The Dark Ages in the 21st Century
It is no surprise that most people in the eighteenth century studied science on leisure time. During these times there was not much to do, and although people were curious about the world around them they had little access to information. Thinking was free and easy so why not do it, this was a thought that many inventors and “scientists” by modern standards would think. To think that Robert Hooke the man who invented the microscope was an accountant is amazing and certainly would not be the case today. Today it seems that learning and scholarly work is a hassle and many do not enjoy doing so.
Fast forward several hundred years and things are now completely different. The desire to have more money is know what people think of, even the rich ones. Greed has become science’s worst enemy and while many people believe religion to be its number one enemy greed has run its course. Technology has also impacted science negatively; in a world where the demand to make our lives easier thrives the desire to answer more about the world around us plummets. Like the Romans we seem to care more in technology and this was the same interest that ignited the Dark Ages.
I think scientists are paid pretty well depending on what they focus on, i never thought about how we ignore science today as a possible start to another dark age, great writing.
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