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“Science never provides solutions – it only poses more questions.” Is it a fair comment?

        From the dawn of mankind, man has searched for the answers to the most compelling questions about our origin, the origin of the world and how things work. It is these questions that have driven us to conduct experiments, think up theories and pretty much make up what we know today as “science”: a study of the world and the experiments that verify our theories. Following the rapid advancements in science and technology, people have begun to criticize science as never providing solutions but only posing more questions. This is not a fair view of science because although it is true that science has evoked more questions, it has also solved various problems and provided solutions that have propelled man forward.

        Thanks to science, man has been able to find solutions to problems previously thought to be out of man’s control. Elements of nature and geographical aspects have long hindered man’s ability to fully utilize the resources of the world. Without science, it was impossible to overcome those obstacles as they were deemed to be out of man’s reach. However, advances in physics and architecture has enabled man to build homes that can withstand the fury of a hurricane and bridges that can survive floods and remain operational for many, many years. This shows that the questions raised in the past about how to overcome nature have been solved, and this is only just one of the solutions science has provided.

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        Besides that, science has also empowered man with the knowledge and awareness necessary in repelling old fears. In the days preceding science, man was tied down by superstitions, ignorance and fear of the unknown. With science, however, a door has been opened to man and we are now liberated from those old fears. For example, man has learnt that thunder and lightning are simply caused by electrically charged clouds interacting with the ground. Of course, the dangers of lightning have also been made fully known, but with that came also the knowledge on how to avoid the devastating circumstances ...

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