«To mistrust science and deny the validity of the scientific method is to resign your job as a human. You’d better go look for work as a plant or wild animal» R. J. O'Rourke (Ñî÷èíåíèÿ ÅÃÝ àíãëèéñêèé ÿçûê)

Currently, science is developing very rapidly. However, there are some people whose deny science and scientific methods of knowing the world, while others argue that there is nothing more correct and accurate as a science. In this essay I would like to express my point of view on this issue.

To my mind, if you do not believe in science, you are a bad thinker. Firstly, it solves everyday problems and expands the boundaries of possibilities. A person can travel around the world on airplanes. This allows him to get to know new cultures.

Secondly, scientists are able to solve a lot of environmental problems which people face nowadays. For example, global warming and high level of pollution. Thirdly, with the help of science, new drugs are created that help to cope with various diseases.

Others believe that science brings mainly harm to our society. To start with, nuclear weapons appeared. Scientists have discovered technology that can destroy countries, put an end to civilization. Furthermore scientific research is expensive. The government could spend this money on improving the lives of the population.

I cannot agree with this opinion because to my mind science is important for us to gain new knowledge, technology and access to more information. Moreover, I believe that people will rationally use the technologies and resources that we have, so science will not be able to harm us.

In conclusion, taking into consideration different opinions on this issue, I think that people should develop science further.

Ïåðåâîä:

 íàñòîÿùåå âðåìÿ íàóêà ðàçâèâàåòñÿ î÷åíü áûñòðî. Îäíàêî åñòü íåêîòîðûå ëþäè, êîòîðûå îòðèöàþò íàóêó è íàó÷íûå ìåòîäû ïîçíàíèÿ ìèðà, â òî âðåìÿ êàê äðóãèå óòâåðæäàþò, ÷òî íåò íè÷åãî áîëåå ïðàâèëüíîãî è òî÷íîãî, ÷åì íàóêà.  ýòîì ýññå ÿ õîòåë áû âûñêàçàòü ñâîþ òî÷êó çðåíèÿ ïî ýòîìó âîïðîñó.

 Íà ìîé âçãëÿä, åñëè âû íå âåðèòå â íàóêó, âû ïëîõîé ìûñëèòåëü. Âî-ïåðâûõ, îí ðåøàåò ïîâñåäíåâíûå ïðîáëåìû è ðàñøèðÿåò ãðàíèöû âîçìîæíîñòåé. ×åëîâåê ìîæåò ïóòåøåñòâîâàòü ïî ìèðó íà ñàìîëåòàõ. Ýòî ïîçâîëÿåò åìó óçíàòü íîâûå êóëüòóðû. Âî-âòîðûõ, ó÷åíûå ìîãóò ðåøèòü ìíîæåñòâî ýêîëîãè÷åñêèõ ïðîáëåì, ñ êîòîðûìè ëþäè ñòàëêèâàþòñÿ â íàñòîÿùåå âðåìÿ. Íàïðèìåð, ãëîáàëüíîå ïîòåïëåíèå è âûñîêèé óðîâåíü çàãðÿçíåíèÿ. Â-òðåòüèõ, ñ ïîìîùüþ íàóêè ñîçäàþòñÿ íîâûå ëåêàðñòâà, êîòîðûå ïîìîãàþò ñïðàâèòüñÿ ñ ðàçëè÷íûìè çàáîëåâàíèÿìè.

 Äðóãèå ñ÷èòàþò, ÷òî íàóêà ïðèíîñèò â îñíîâíîì âðåä íàøåìó îáùåñòâó. Íà÷íåì ñ òîãî, ÷òî ïîÿâèëîñü ÿäåðíîå îðóæèå. Ó÷åíûå îòêðûëè òåõíîëîãèè, ñïîñîáíûå óíè÷òîæèòü ñòðàíû, ïîëîæèòü êîíåö öèâèëèçàöèè. Êðîìå òîãî, íàó÷íûå èññëåäîâàíèÿ ñòîÿò äîðîãî. Ïðàâèòåëüñòâî ìîãëî áû ïîòðàòèòü ýòè äåíüãè íà óëó÷øåíèå æèçíè íàñåëåíèÿ.

ß íå ìîãó ñîãëàñèòüñÿ ñ ýòèì ìíåíèåì, ïîòîìó ÷òî, íà ìîé âçãëÿä, íàóêà âàæíà äëÿ íàñ, ÷òîáû ïîëó÷èòü íîâûå çíàíèÿ, òåõíîëîãèè è äîñòóï ê äîïîëíèòåëüíîé èíôîðìàöèè. Áîëåå òîãî, ÿ âåðþ, ÷òî ëþäè áóäóò ðàöèîíàëüíî èñïîëüçîâàòü òåõíîëîãèè è ðåñóðñû, êîòîðûå ó íàñ åñòü, ïîýòîìó íàóêà íå ñìîæåò íàì íàâðåäèòü.

 Â çàêëþ÷åíèå, ïðèíèìàÿ âî âíèìàíèå ðàçëè÷íûå ìíåíèÿ ïî ýòîìó âîïðîñó, ÿ ñ÷èòàþ, ÷òî ëþäè äîëæíû ðàçâèâàòü íàóêó äàëüøå.