Science and Reason

Written by: Davian Jones

I think it would not be wise to put limits on how much we know. Knowledge will always be the key somehow in everything and everywhere. I say this for various reasons. It is only natural for us as humans to study the world that surrounds us. Although we as human beings as a species have come a long way, we are still ignorant to many things around us. For example, the life expectancy centuries back was very young. One would be lucky to make it to 30. As time moved on, humans as a whole began to gain knowledge and study medicine and health. This is a very good reason why the life expectancy is much higher. If it wasn’t legal or wise for humans to think outside the box and gain knowledge or life expectancy would have not evolved. To add on to that would be our knowledge of health also. Because humans have acquired knowledge on disease and bacteria; unlike the old days it wouldn’t be common to die from something as simple as the common cold today. 

Imagine the present day world without any modern cars or transportation. Humans have come a long way with transportation and there is no telling what kind of automobile will be created in our near future. If knowledge was something to put a limit on, we would still be horseback riding and walking. We live in a world that is based on the social, mind and physical of our society. Because of this I think that we do not even know half of our own understanding. There is just so much the human race still does not know about. If the process of knowing and discovering was made illegal, then we would not evolve as humans. Imagine an evolving world but we as humans don’t evolve with our surroundings. It would be impossible to live. 

Knowledge is the key to survival. Living in a constantly changing environment we as human beings, have to adapt to our surroundings. Without knowledge and the ability to learn, it would be impossible to do that. As human beings we only have knowledge by what we observe from naturally occurring things.  Putting the limitations on knowledge would also not be wise for our survival state. For example if knowledge and the curiosity to know were not allowed in the past. A lot of things we use today wouldn’t be created; affecting our population. I mean you never know something as simple as the flu could have wiped us all off the face of the earth. 

Knowledge is something we must have. I think without Knowledge we would not be the same. The way we learn and gain knowledge is by observing the world around us. Philosophers even said that humans are creatures born with a blank thought of logic and knowledge is how we have survived. Putting limits on how much humans should know is not a good idea.