Lunes, Enero 27, 2014

"THE MANHATTAN PROJECT"

SHOULD PHYSICS TEACHING INCLUDE MILITARY APPLICATION? 

Personally, it's quite confusing. I mean, why would military application be included in physics? First and foremost, they belong to different categories although at a point, physics could be a great help in military applications. But science will still be science, it shouldn't be combined with any other issues. Otherwise, not everyone, specially the students, will have to do with military application. Some may not be interested. It will not be for the common good. Yes, it may be beneficial but it isn't necessary. There may also be more problems that may arise if it is implemented. In short, military application in physics can cause more problems than the resolutions it can give.


HOW COULD A DISCUSSION OF THE MANHATTAN PROJECT CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMAGE OF PHYSICS OR PHYSICISTS?

Things are naturally made good. Even us, the people, are basically created as good children of God. Everything that exists is good. It will just become bad if it's abused, mistreated and taken for granted. It will become evil if we use them with bad intentions and motives. In other words, physics is good. How it is used depends on the physicists. Their words, thoughts and actions are also hold responsible for undesired events and the rest.The discussion of Manhattan project can contribute to the image of physics/physicists through the lessons it teaches and the experiences from where people learned.


COULD SCIENTIST BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WAY RESULTS ARE USED? 

We can't just put the shame on anyone. We are all knowledgeable and sometimes, it's not enough. Before we make any move, we should, therefore, think first. Think very well, think about it for a hundred times. Think about the consequences cause our freedom of choice is deceiving. It can lead us to something we never want to expect. The scientists are doing their part, their job. They are responsible but they are not the only ones. There are these persons behind deciding what to do or in which way the results are used. I think it might be everybody's fault. People are united as one. They should help each other then. We can't blame just the scientists when we know they just did things because they are obliged to. Things before worked out because the majority planned it to be that way.


SHOULD CERTAIN AREAS OF SCIENCE BE AVOIDED BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE DESTRUCTIVE USE? 

I believe it's better to be safe than sorry. So if certain areas of science must be avoided just to be sure of safety, why not? If it only gives possible destructive use, right from the start, it must have been avoided. But everything has its own pros and cons. Thinking about it, can ignorance really save us? Furthermore, what's the use of science if we wouldn't be able to see and know, or study its full length, the whole science and its applications? You may notice that my opinions are somewhat contradicting. Weighing the situation's totally hard. But to conclude, it may be best to still learn what science can do and how far it can go. Just be sure of the limits and boundaries. It needs to be set and remember that we are responsible for our every action. 



WHAT IS THE ROLE OF PHYSICS IN SOCIETY? 

Physics touches every aspect of our lives. It involves the study of matter, energy and their interactions. Read more: http://www.ehow.com/info_7848927_roles-physics-modern-society.html#ixzz2reNUVczZ 



  HOW DOES SOCIETY SHAPED THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICS AS SCIENCE? 

First off, science is very broad and as a refresher, science is a systematized body of knowledge. It can be studied or learned. Our society obviously is a curious as it can be ignorant nevertheless. As it feeds itself of general truths and things/events relevant to the physical world, it eventually shaped the development of natural science. Natural science is concerned with any physics, chemistry or biology dealing with matter, energy, and the rest. The society which lives in a world full of unknown and questionable phenomena/interactions came up discovering and exploring it. Gathering all data and information people hypothesized collected evidences then finally through tested methods ended up with punctual and proven conclusion.


HOW DID PHYSICS SHAPED THE HUMAN CIVILIZATION?

Physics shaped the human civilization in a way bit different from any other science. Physics focuses on, of course, the same as other natural science, but in a perspective which is more practical. It can be about force statics or even gravity. They say Physical goes hand-in-hand with other difficult subjects such as Chemistry or the subjects most of us hates, Mathematics. It might be hard to understand but it’s fun! The usual and extraordinary takes place, learning, some people binding it hard to believe in. Through physics, human civilization is bettered. There are new technologies and gadgets Physics is a help. It makes life easier unless it is abused and treated in a negative way.


WHAT ARE THE POINTS OF IMPACT BETWEEN PHYSICS AND SOCIETY?

Our society nowadays is, personally, practicing, some wrong traditions/teachings because people with the exception of few, are narrow-minded. They tend to easily follow trends and false beliefs. They go with the flow, with what’s in. The truth is the society leads us always from the real world. Yet, through common interest; people gradually are becoming more knowledgeable about facts, etc. As we and the world move forward, innovations happen. There are technologies and civilization. Society and physics are complementary. Society depends on physics and vice versa. The world which consists of naturally occurring objects such as gravity, electricity, force and energy from known sources is developed and organized through the help of science particularly physics. The catch is, through physics, there is globalization and this has its own advantage/disadvantage (pros and cons). People should be aware of how we should handle/deal with the changes. The wrong and abusive use of technologies and the like is disappointing and will cause undesirable effects.



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