The Fear Of Science
...For it is science that gave our society color television, the bottle
of aspirin, and the polyester shirt. Thus, science has greatly enhanced our
society; yet, our society are still afraid of the effect of science. This fear
of science can be traced back to the nineteenth century where scientist had to
be secretative in experimenting with science. Although science did wonders in
the nineteenth century, many people feared science and its effects because of
the uncertainty results of science.
Our thrist for science can be traced back through many decades.
However, the nineteenth century society felt that science was a great
investment towards a better life. This investment in science gave the
nineteenth century society the discovery of light waves and radio waves, the
electric motors, the first photograph and telephone, and the first publication
of the periodic table. Science also caused an uproar in society when Charles
Darwin published The Origin of Species, which became the scientific basis for
the study of the evolution of humans. Many people in the nineteenth century
detested Darwin's theory of the evolution of man because it went against their
religion, which believed that God created the world. Science, soon, developed
the big bang theory, which states that earth was created by the attraction of
atoms. The nineteenth century society was afraid of science because it
contradicted their beliefs, and was afraid that the results of science would
lead to the destruction of mankind. Thus, the study of science was limited
because of fear of its effects.
The fear of the effects of science was expressed in literature. Novels
like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Time Machine, and Frankenstein showed the
dangers of science and that science would soon lead to the destruction of
mankind.
The novel Frankenstein is about a man name Victor...
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