True. Science is a way of understanding the world. It is a technique. It is an explanation. If anyone uses it as a value system then chaos results. Such happened during the Reign of Terror in France when people worshipped the "General Will" or today's "Sense of the Group." During the Nazi Era, worshipping the doctrine "Survival of the Fittest," brought the Holocaust. Worshipping the doctrines of Communism brought the deaths of 100 million.
All of them took a scientific doctrine and misapplied it. Today we have people following some theory without evaluating the results. When the idea proves to be a failure, those who put it into effect do not change it because they gained power by using it and by using it they keep their jobs.
There is no good or bad science. If you enjoy it, it can be categorised as good science but if you do not like science it is bad science
Science is merely a tool or knowledge, it is not good or bad by nature. It is the people using the knowledge or products from science to do good or bad thing.
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Look around you. The misuse is everywhere, of course good things have come from science, but at what cost?
Science is just a tool used to explore the world. Any good or harm is produced solely by the way that people use the knowledge that science allows us to find. Note that without science, the maximum population of planet Earth is a few million people - but is that a good or bad thing?
Your question is an altered version of something that has been said about fire, that it is a good servant but a bad master. Science is certainly a good servant, and a good teacher as well. We have learned a lot from science.
Science is a Good Servant but Bad Master
stress is a good servant since it enables one think more about a solution and also a bad master since it leads to poor health where one suffers due to much thinking.
stress is a good servant since it enables one think more about a solution and also a bad master since it leads to poor health where one suffers due to much thinking.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master is a phrase that best describes fire. When it is controlled it will serve the purpose very well but when it is out of control it can cause serious destruction.
For me this proverb means that you must be careful to use fire wisely and under control so that it will not hurt you . Eg sentence : 'Don't play with the candle flames, children since the fire is a good servant but a bad master' SMKAS Johore , Malaysia :)
A good servant refers to a quality or attribute that is beneficial in a specific context. However, if that quality or attribute becomes the dominant force or influence in one's life, it can negatively impact other areas or aspects, making it a bad master. This concept highlights the importance of balance and moderation in all things.
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If this phrase, "Fire is a good servant but a bad master", is meant metaphorically and not literally, then consider substituting "drugs" for fire, and write an essay on the many wonderful uses of drugs in the cure and prevention of diseases (penicillin, antibiotics, vaccines) and the horrible devastation that results when drugs become the master (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines).
There is no good or bad science. If you enjoy it, it can be categorised as good science but if you do not like science it is bad science
Money is a good servant because it can get you almost anything you want, but a dangerous master, because money might become the most important thing in your life, and that you would do anything for it.
It is said so because if it is in our control then it can be used for many good purposes but once if it goes out of control then it causes us so many problems. I hope this helps you!!