4B - Kai Ting (5) & Roxanne (12) BESTBLOG 4

does science solve all of mankind's problems?

No, it does not. Even though the advance in science/technology has proven useful in making lives much easier and increasing efficiency in many areas of work, it has also created many new fundamental problems in our society. For example, phones now allow long distance communication; however, their introduction, especially of smartphones, have resulted in the degradation of social skills and an increasing obsession with everything virtual, what with an immediate access to anything online at a flick of a finger. The lack of human interaction is evident, and imminent in creating a generation of people who are unable to communicate face to face, essentially becoming robotized. Also, while the creation/improvement of weaponry has given us the benefit of better self-protection, it has also been the cause of unnecessary violence and thus loss of innocent lives. People take advantage of their possession of such items and use it to threaten and terrorize others, thus creating yet another source of discontent and fear. It also gives people the easy opportunity to solve problems using violence instead of more peaceful alternatives, hence the start of so many wars that could have otherwise been avoided, which in turn only cause massive destruction on many levels.