Is There Knowledge We Should Not Seek? Or Is Knowledge Inherently A Good Thing And Can Only Persons be harmful?
In the modern world we have witnessed the capability of science to produce weapons of mass destruction and improve our ability to cure diseases. We have seen on our televisions the effects of the wars that were 'needed' to contain communism, and many witnessed the human race extend our reach to space. Anything known to anyone is knowledge, whether it is at a personal level, such as knowing a secret about someone, or having the ability to destroy the world six times over. There are some who say that some knowledge should not be sought as the possible damage caused could threaten life on Earth, where others insist on pioneering and striving to gain more knowledge. There is also knowledge, which some people see as harmful, as the Catholic Church did with Galileo when he openly supported the Copernican theory (that the Earth and all the planets move around the sun).
Knowledge balance sheet - accounting knowledge
Knowledge will make you free
English: Caricature of Charles Darwin from Vanity ...Galileo was tortured and excommunicated, although his theory was correct.
The question of morals is often used in scientific arguments over whether or not knowledge should be sought, as seen recently with the debate over genetic engineering. Such an approach shows a backward view to science, similar to the persecution of the supporters of Copernicus by the Church.
'So long as the mother, Ignorance, lives, it is not safe for Science, the offspring, to divulge the hidden causes of things.'
It is necessary to research this knowledge in order to understand every piece of information that can be found from it. Many people, for example, protest against nuclear weapons and how they can cause destruction. This is true, as the power of nuclear weapons is awesome; however not finding...