Goal and Purpose in Can Science Be Ethical? by Dyson

Table of Contents

Introduction
Discussion
Conclusion
Works Cited

Introduction

Science and development in technology has been of great assistance to human kind in one way or another. They are developed to make the life of a human being more desirable to live. What gives the problem is the dark side of these developments. However, the developers always have a mind to make the life of human beings more worth living. For example machines are known to be more efficient and fast than human beings. They can work for longer hours without break than a human being can do. This is the intended goal of having them around. It is made for brightening the lives of people (Dyson, p. 2). Different generations require different level of technology and thus a development is responsive to the demand and level of lifestyle of a particular generation. The efficiency that is derived from the use of technology ensures that there are cheap goods for the poor to afford. This is in a way to reduce the inequality that existed for a long period of time. The writer argues that when there is high technology, there is quality production of goods and thus the entire population can afford. The poor are catered for in the society. According to Dyson, technology has been developed to cure inequality that had existed for a long period of time, he notes that the poor need shelter, food, and good life but the market situation offers this at a cost. The way forward is to ensure that these crucial necessities are available at an affordable cost (Gregory, p. 1).

Discussion

As much as the above objective is sound and applicable, there have been issues that hinder its attainment. One of them is the effects that technology has on the environment. The rate of destruction of the environment by the use of technology is high, this is because there are high rates of production attained and since all raw materials are produced by nature then there is overutilization. An example is the time taken by a power saw motor to clear a forest compared to that that an ax can take. Thus technology has the power to do massive destruction in a very fast time (Dyson, p. 1).

Technology cannot rely upon 100% since there are times that there are failures in it. This can hinder the attainment of set objectives.

As much as technology was developed to reduce inequality, from another angle it has increased it. This is in what is called the technological gap. This is where a certain country has better technology than another and thus they cannot compete at the same level. This leaves the disadvantaged country to suffer.

Conclusion

The world has set a high pace guided by technology to get into an era that science will dominate in all spheres of life. This is an important step derived. In my opinion, the pace that the world has taken is irreversible and thus there is no going back to the pre-technology stages. What will be there is more and more complex technology aimed at making the life of human beings even better.