when will you use it in your life if you dont want to be a scientist?
2007-05-30 00:22:21 · 27 answers · asked by ioy 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You are using it right now smarty pants. If it wasn't for science you wouldn't have a computer or internet access.
2007-05-30 00:26:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 11⤊ 0⤋
I think you have this in the wrong section, tho it does impinge on religion, as some atheists and religionists want to argue about the validity of evolution.
But to answer your question, science helps us understand the world around us, and no one can be truly educated without a basic understanding of science. A lot of science is quite interesting too. Maybe the average person doesn't USE it that much, but some us sure find it fascinating to read about.
A lot of people, like myself, just have a great curiousity about the world, what makes it go around, and all the wonderful things in it. That's science. Science means 'knowledge'. Now I grant you that some of it is just speculation, and some of it is open to question, especially if one is religious, but that does not make it any less interesting to me. When I was in school, I thought about becoming some kind of scientist - a paleontologist, an oceanographer, or maybe even an entomologist later in life. I still love all those subjects, despite the fact that I was unable to make a career of them.
2007-05-30 07:46:25 · answer #2 · answered by harridan5 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to be a science teacher and I agree with you (for over 14s). Before science was made compulsory the pupils taking science at GCSE were interested in the subject, were keen and well behaved in nice manageable small classes..Since making it a core compulsory subject, all the obnoxious, uninspired, easily bored,disruptive pupils were forced in with the budding doctors, vets and scientists.Result..well, you can work that one out for yourselves.
How do you inspire and teach someone who thinks every topic or experiment is..."Booooooring."
The only subjects some of them think are not 'booooring' are sex, ciggies , drugs and alcohol.
By all means give everyone a chance to study science but forcing them to causes a resentment and a stubborn.."I'm not going to try in this subject, I didn't want to take it anyhow..." attitude.
Let's go back to smaller, nicer more work -ethos based classes in Chemistry, Biology and Physics, which would be fairer to scientists and non-scientists alike.
Take subjects you are interested in, drop those you are not.
2007-05-30 07:53:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually life and science are inseparable. Those who have not been to any school also have science in their life from private or social observation or experience. Academic reading in school or college only help clear some apparent science in our life. That is why science or at least general science is given in most schools at preparatory stage of life.
General science works for most of us. Those who want to be scientist take extra courses of special science. Science for them is assumed science. When assumption is broken or improved new science appears.
2007-05-30 08:58:43 · answer #4 · answered by zerosopher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basic science are taught for more reasons than the science knowledge involved. Learning the methods of science helps people to become organized in their thinking and planning skills. Reading skills, math skills and problem solving skills are also improved upon within the science programs. School curricula is designed to be an overlapping system of disciplines where the students are rounded by the experience of all that they are exposed to.
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2007-05-30 07:40:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you put salt on your food, make a phone call, drive a car, follow a recipe, water your garden, have sex, watch the weather forecast, suffer from anxiety, chop down a tree, watch birds, make coffee, get sunburn, eat honey, listen to music or connect to the internet, you are in direct contact with what comes under the remit of science. Try and escape it if you can.
2007-05-30 07:43:10 · answer #6 · answered by Bad Liberal 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a grounding to help you when you specialise into your chosen subjects. Say, for instance, you want to be an engineer/mechanic/builder. A basic knowledge of Physics and chemistry would be very useful to you. All of the 3 main sciences can be applied to most jobs so it's useful to know.
2007-05-30 07:28:36 · answer #7 · answered by Timothy S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In real life you are surrounded by science. The have a grip on life and you environment you need at least a basic understanding of science.
2007-05-30 07:29:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don’t see how. I use knowledge of science every day in gardening, cooking, taking care of all the minor medical needs of the family, monitoring weather conditions. If you are talking about evolution, yes, I suppose you don’t need to understand how things came to be.
I would only ask those who are honest enough to admit that they have no interest in science not to interfere in the science curriculum of our schools.
2007-05-30 07:31:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You use it when you visit a doctor, make a phone call, eat (unless you home grow all of your own food), using a flushing toilet (think, the water has to be sanitised)...pretty much everything is based upon a science
2007-05-30 08:14:34 · answer #10 · answered by zeppelin_roses 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a "Reminder" question !
(BBC's History of science : trigger effect)
Basically, science is born out of necessities - but as time goes on, it becomes so complex that we are almost dependent on it & enjoy it without understanding it
This suggests civilization is synonym to slavery !!!
Cheers
2007-05-30 07:45:51 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋