Scientific spirit makes its possessor cheerful. It fills him with the joy of anticipation. It teaches him to look forward to the future, with the hope of fresh scientific wonders. There is no end to the achievements of science. The study of art and literature discourage the students; the literary and artistic masterpieces of the past appear to have touched a height which may be equally appreciated by the genius of the future.
Scientific research on the other hand, shows a continually rising curve of achievements. The study of science also affords a man an escape from worries and anxieties. His own circumstances appear trivial when compared tot he mysteries of the universe which he is trying to understand. Scientific spirit is creative and gives pleasant feelings of service to mankind because the inventions and discoveries may prove to be highly beneficial to the human beings.
Scientific spirit has transformed man and his relations with society. Nature and to some extent with God. Previously all the power was God's but man is powerful in some domains. Previously he was much afraid of mysterious nature. The effect of death and disease were not taken to be acts of a demon which must be driven away from the patient by prayers, incantation or recitation.
Now he thinks that physical laws can explain even human behaviour. This leads to materialism and denial of free will. In his view the universe has no purpose and man is a significant creation. The thinking of man has crossed the bounds of earthly existence. No doubt reason was one of the features that distinguished mankind from animals but now reason has been so much developed that man cannot only realize his position in the world but also moulds the world according to his wishes. Due to triumphs of scientific technique, scientific spirit has undergone a change.
Science shows us how to change the world instead of providing means to know the world. Emotions have been completely subdued and even petty decisions are reasoned out (though the limitations of reason still exist). Scientific spirit has brought a great change not only in the organisation of the society but also in our view of society. Society is considered a mechanism which has made man a cog in it. In other words all those theories regarding the personality of society, separate identity of society, have been thrown into the wing.
One of the consequences of scientific spirit is that outlook of man has undergone a change. He has become more analytical, objective and mechanical in his attitude. His outlook has become more materialistic. As the reasoning of man does not allow him to take the unknown and invisible things as concrete objects so man has become earthly in outlook as well. He does not believe in superstitions, religions and traditions. Most of his activities are directed towards material progress and material possessions.
Morality occupies no place in his considerations. He has no fellow feelings and no imaginative sympathies for the sufferers. Previously, man was considered the unit of society as well as political organisation. As science takes the world as a whole though a man as an individual is as unimportant as motes in a beam or ray.
The development of the mind of man and his desire to correct an revise his judgement have led to much progress in the world. The pace of the progress is so quick that even the things of yesterday become out of date. None can deny that progress is in the direction of materialism-that is the natural consequence of scientific spirit because it does not take account of morality and religious outlook.
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Scientific research on the other hand, shows a continually rising curve of achievements. The study of science also affords a man an escape from worries and anxieties. His own circumstances appear trivial when compared tot he mysteries of the universe which he is trying to understand. Scientific spirit is creative and gives pleasant feelings of service to mankind because the inventions and discoveries may prove to be highly beneficial to the human beings.
Scientific spirit has transformed man and his relations with society. Nature and to some extent with God. Previously all the power was God's but man is powerful in some domains. Previously he was much afraid of mysterious nature. The effect of death and disease were not taken to be acts of a demon which must be driven away from the patient by prayers, incantation or recitation.
Now he thinks that physical laws can explain even human behaviour. This leads to materialism and denial of free will. In his view the universe has no purpose and man is a significant creation. The thinking of man has crossed the bounds of earthly existence. No doubt reason was one of the features that distinguished mankind from animals but now reason has been so much developed that man cannot only realize his position in the world but also moulds the world according to his wishes. Due to triumphs of scientific technique, scientific spirit has undergone a change.
Science shows us how to change the world instead of providing means to know the world. Emotions have been completely subdued and even petty decisions are reasoned out (though the limitations of reason still exist). Scientific spirit has brought a great change not only in the organisation of the society but also in our view of society. Society is considered a mechanism which has made man a cog in it. In other words all those theories regarding the personality of society, separate identity of society, have been thrown into the wing.
One of the consequences of scientific spirit is that outlook of man has undergone a change. He has become more analytical, objective and mechanical in his attitude. His outlook has become more materialistic. As the reasoning of man does not allow him to take the unknown and invisible things as concrete objects so man has become earthly in outlook as well. He does not believe in superstitions, religions and traditions. Most of his activities are directed towards material progress and material possessions.
Morality occupies no place in his considerations. He has no fellow feelings and no imaginative sympathies for the sufferers. Previously, man was considered the unit of society as well as political organisation. As science takes the world as a whole though a man as an individual is as unimportant as motes in a beam or ray.
The development of the mind of man and his desire to correct an revise his judgement have led to much progress in the world. The pace of the progress is so quick that even the things of yesterday become out of date. None can deny that progress is in the direction of materialism-that is the natural consequence of scientific spirit because it does not take account of morality and religious outlook.
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