Science: Society\'s Dystopia

Science: The Heart of Society’s Dystopia “Science robs men of wisdom and usually converts them into phantom beings loaded up with facts”(Essays and Soliloquies, Miguel De Unamuno, p. 55). Science can make life easier by discovering innovations and technologies for the sake of society, but at the same time, it has the utmost potential to destroy humanity. As science continually grows, society becomes so engaged with new breakthroughs and advances that science inevitably controls …

…crime. (A Clockwork Orange, Burgess, 126) A perfect example of the government controlling science is the issue of cloning humans. The answer to whether or not we should investigate human cloning is based on this question of human nature: Does every human being have the right to individuality and moral choice? The right answer is debatable, but we should all consider the value of human nature and how justified it is to manipulate God’s creations.