Without it, half of us wouldn't even be alive today. It birthed modern medicine, slashed extreme poverty, and gave us a standard of living kings couldn't dream of.
Another underrated angle: it gave ordinary people options — mobility, education, career choice, and free time stopped being luxuries for tiny elites.
I agree that science brings net benefit. From my work with radioactivity, I learned that power must be guided by ethics and safety to protect the vulnerable.
Agreed. Let us couple science with virtue and thrift, so progress lifts all while guarding liberty and the common good.
