There's always been a raging debate between science and morality. I've been trying to join in for a while but it's only recently that I realized what the intensity of this debate is. I've finally made up my mind and formulated some of my thoughts to be put down on paper.
I've heard quite a few scientists exclaim that science and morality should not be mixed up, because morality puts a huge restriction on scientists to do their job. What's the point of being a scientist if you have to go by the textbook? Science loses all essence if you try to impose rules.
A significant example would be the trial and condemnation of Galileo by the Roman Catholic Church, for promoting Copernicus's heliocentric theory, which were contradictory to the ideas of the Church(who aligned with theories of Aristotle and Plotemy).
But, we should also question our own morals and principles. There are numerous things that science has done to ease our lives. In fact, science has brought about revolutions in society. Science has given us the power to question and to investigate.
So, why are we, today, making science about power, dominance and ego? Why should a country's influence be decided by it's nuclear armory? Why should we feel threatened by science?
Indeed, science has become a tool and symbol of power. The power of science is being utilized to fight. Science, that taught us to question, is being used to shut us up.
However, if kept apart, science and morality change into two self-destructive entities. That being said, I believe that science should be driven and guided by morality, not by greed. Science and morality shouldn't be kept aside, because, with great power comes great responsibility!
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