Science offers us certainty and objectivity - Discuss.

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Science offers us certainty and objectivity. Discuss.

The 20th century offered a phenomenal growth in science. Eventually it will answer all human questions, will make it possible to heal all diseases and allow the human race to create a better place to live in. However, the question is, should science reassure us? Are scientists to be trusted? Is the scientific method trust worthy? In order to answer these questions we have to look at the basics of philosophical science. In the 19th century science was referred to as any branch of theoretical knowledge of learning. Nowadays it is more specifically referred to those branches of knowledge, which have to do with the material universe.

Considering that science and religion are quite similar, science might probably reach the status of religion. Looking back in history, religion was the first thing, which gave human beings a thing to believe in, was religion. In difficult times (Wars, harvests...etc.) they could relay upon religion. Nowadays science takes in the place of religion by offering us more possibilities to create a safer world, in the respect of diseases and predictions. Many sociologists said, given enough time, science would literally replace religion. Emile