Although the progression of all sciences is a must, we shouldn't do it only to answer a single question or solve one of "Life's great mysteries," we should do it to improve our conditions. amirite?

+151 Although the progression of all sciences is a must, we shouldn't do it only to answer a single question or solve one of "Life's great mysteries," we should do it to improve our conditions. amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

So you're saying that all pure research science should be scrapped? That we shouldn't pursue things just out of curiosity? That everything has to have a practical application that we can immediately see? That all science should just be R&D?I think that would be a very sad day.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Unfortunately that undermines the very act of research. Science is questioning things. How will we know what things to question in order to make progress until we've asked them? Most important inventions and discoveries were in part due to accident.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

But "Life's great mysteries" can tell us where we came from, which leads right to where we're going. If you don't think that's important, I don't know what to tell you.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Why not?

by Anonymous 12 years ago