The most important merit of science is familiar to all: the scientific knowledge give us the means to carry all sorts of things. Scientific knowledge, however, does not contain instructions on how to use it.
History teaches us that the great scientific discoveries have often been manipulated for political ends. One example is the story of Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937).
Marconi is dedicated to the project in the '30s the "death ray", a powerful weapon capable of transferring multiple streams of energy (presumably magnetic) on different targets, so you can literally stop car engines, motorcycles and trucks, or fire remote controlled devices more than two hundred feet high.
Assailed by a desire for a humanitarian nature, Marconi decided not to reveal his discovery and one of his manuscripts are found in the following statements: "My inventions are used to save humanity, not destroy it."
Today more than ever, a company time to progress, development and prosperity, the men of science have a delicate role: the decisions they take may in fact have serious consequences on the lives of every day.
For these reasons, the obvious distinction between science and politics should not imply lack of communication between the two but, in a virtuous perspective, ensure the box. Only in this way all the interests, especially public, would be taken into due consideration, thus helping to improve the quality of life on this earth.
Aurora Pepino
by Campintesta , November 2010
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