Science Class
Assignment: Write a paper on the purpose of man.
Rules: There must be no mention, or use of religion, or God.
The purpose of man is futile. (1-11)
With science alone, and without God or religion, life, and the purpose of man,
is pointless, futile, and empty.
The lifespan of a man is short. People come and go, they live and die, and
generations pass. Even those long term generations of humanity are short,
compared to the cycles of nature that keep going. Something has existed long
before we came on the scene, and something will exist long after humanity has
died off.
The sun rises and sets, the seasons pass, winds blow, and streams of water race
endlessly to the sea. They follow short cycles that we can observe, but also
long cycles that would take generations of men to observe, and see how they
cycle again.
Does science, or knowledge, give purpose to mankind? The craving of knowledge
that men have may keep us occupied, but it's never satisfied. The more we
learn, the more we realize there's always more we don't understand.
Since knowledge is too vast for any one person to know it all, should we
abandon it, and seek purpose in more selfish motives? Is man's purpose in
mindless pleasure? Pleasures are fun, but temporary. Desire for pleasure is
never satisfied. . Can we be fulfilled in always speaking our mind, or in
seeing or hearing one more brain tickling thing? Fun times are short, and soon
forgotten. They quickly become boring.
What about fame, power, or notoriety? Despite any achievements made at working,
people forget the deeds of those who have gone before. They ignore, or forget,
and end up repeating the same mistakes that have been done.
Limited Purpose. (12-18)
The best that Science can offer is in observing our surroundings, and to keep
us occupied. Things are what they are, and can't be changed or undone.
All we can do is watch and see how things work.
We can't control nature on demand, and the affect we can change is limited. We
can't force it to rain, or cause earthquakes. We can only take precautions
against them.
We can't really make anything new. We can only use what already exists in
nature. We might build things out of it, or even blend it to make synthetic
compounds, but we need something in order to make something. Now we run the
risk of polluting nature with our unnatural, man-made, products.
What if we did fully apply ourselves to pursue knowledge? What then?
The more you know, the more sorrow you know. Too many inventions that were
intended for peaceful, or for the good of mankind get exploited for war and
damage. Science and knowledge intended for higher purpose, gets used by people
of lower, and more selfish motives.
Is man's purpose in elevating that moral character then? If so, then were does
that come from? Where do we find it? How do we get it? Who gets to say what
that morality and ethic is? I wish I could say, but it would go against the
rules of this assignment. In risk of breaking that rule,find a bible, and refer
to Ecclesiastes 1 for my source material.
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