I meant exactly what I said: that we are saddled with a culture that hasn't advanced as far as science.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Our society, the dominant culture doesn't like science. It doesn't like technology.
I've been thinking about the distorted view of science that prevails in our culture. I've been wondering about this, because our civilization is completely dependent on science and high technology, yet most of us are alienated from science.
Science is an integral part of culture. It's not this foreign thing, done by an arcane priesthood. It's one of the glories of the human intellectual tradition.
I'm a big believer that science is part of a larger cultural thing. Science is not all by itself.
We live in a world economically, socially, and culturally dependent on science not only functioning well, but being wisely applied.
As for sticking strictly to presently known science, I will simply point out that we have already experienced at least two major revolutions in science in this century alone.
Science is the one culture that's truly global - protons, proteins and Pythagoras's Theorem are the same from China to Peru. It should transcend all barriers of nationality. It should straddle all faiths, too.
Science shouldn't be just for scientists, and there are encouraging signs that it is becoming more pervasive in culture and the media.
Science is a part of culture. Indeed, it is the only truly global culture because protons and proteins are the same all over the world, and it's the one culture we can all share.
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.
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