In almost everything we do, there is more or less a touch of science. Science is in our daily life. The clothe we wear, the food we eat, the electricity we use, the internet we surf and even the gadget I'm using to make this post are all made with the aid of science.
The world has had many breakthroughs, and many things have been made very easy. We have evolved from a time when horses and donkeys were used to travel, and now, we are in the era were, with the aid of science, we travel a very long distance in a few hours. We save time, and energy while enjoying a very comfortable ride in a short distance. Its very impressive.
At the moment, I cant really think of anything made by science that i don't really like or agree with. Though one thing that makes me dislike some science persons around me is the fact that they are atheists. Maybe it came from too much knowledge or something, but some persons I know that practice science (Physicists, mathematicians, philosophers, and some others), don't really believe in the fact that there is a higher entity that was not created or did not evolve.
Now that i mentioned evolve, something just came to my mind about science that i totally disagree with, and that thing is the concept of evolution by Charles Darwin.
I remember when my teacher first introduced this concept in class during my secondary school days. It was initially interesting, until she said Charles proposed humans evolved from another specie.
Well, from my understanding, Charles argument was that - to survive, an organism would have to adapt to diverse harsh environment. The process of adaptability could result in many biological changes. There could be gene mutation which will aid the organism to become stronger, smarter and well equipped, biologically, in other to adapt fully to the harsh environment they fact. I summarized the concept after reading the Darwin's theory of evolution here.
Inarguably, in life, many challenges will force an organism to change. They become more intelligent and better equipped, biologically. Most times, they get wiser, and colder. However, i don't really think there will be a mutation or something related. Maybe i need to read more of his proposal to better understand his perspective, but as for now, this is one aspect of science i totally disagree with.
Additionally, I'm a devout Christian. I believe in the presence of aa higher entity. I believe that - this entity, Jehovah, was not created but he creatd all things. Based on this, the theory proposed by Darwin goes against all my beliefs. This is another major reason why i disagree with this concept.
According to an article i just read, - "Darwin published On the Origin of Species, a lengthy, fleshed-out treatment of his ideas on evolutionary theory. The book was an immediate bestseller and quickly set off a firestorm of controversy. Darwin had expected no less – fear of a backlash from Britain’s religious and even scientific establishment had been the primary reason he had delayed publicizing his ideas." src
From here, it is very obvious that i was not the only one that disagreed with this aspect of science. Even Britain's religious and scientific establishment were not comfortable with the proposed concept.
I really love science but this theory is something I disagree with.
This is my entry for hive learners prompt.
Thank you for reading.