Title: How is science able to benefit society? - Quora
Headings: How is science able to benefit society?
How is science able to benefit society?
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Content: It is a tool, and a way of perceiving the natural world. It has limited uses and limited benefits, but so do electric guitars and assigning a numerical value to the speed of light. Our society and its philosophies are interdependent, and science, being a philosophy worked into the whole messy mix, impacts all aspects of our culture, whether directly or indirectly. Science is not a savior, or a way to truth, or a prerequisite for making amazing progress in various favored fields of pursuit. It is simply an invention—one among countless inventions, and one which people have found handy for a decent range of things. There is a lot it cannot do, and a lot we would never need it to do, and people can be absolutely fine without it, but aesthetics are a practically and existentially meaningful component of personal and cultural identity. Science is important to society because, in their ways, both science and society are us, and vice versa. It is an extension of how we perceive ourselves, each other, and the world around us. Peter Pallesen
, M. S. Human Resource Development, Marymount University (2001)
Answered 8 months ago
Originally Answered: Why is science important to society?