Scientific Spirit

Scientific spirit implies objectivity of outlook and detachment from the self and the object. It implies free will and unbiased attitude of the observer. The emotional reactions of man and the influence of feelings upon action and speech have always not only confused the thinking but has also misdirected the action of human beings. Objectivity of outlook implies that emotions and impulses must be subordinated to reason and intellect.

Consequently scientific spirit leads to very concrete results, clear thinking and sound reasoning. Reason does not mean intellectual exercise in vacuum rather it means thinking which is based upon facts and probable results. It develops in man a desire to know important fact and an unwillingness to give assent to pleasant illusions. Scientific spirit means open mind which can recieve all impressions without prejudice and can revise whenever it finds itself incorrect.

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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.

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One of the most deep-rooted effects of scientific spirit on man is lust for power. The new discoveries and inventions add to his power as well as love power. His love of power has acquired predominance over other desires as pleasure of sense, aesthetic pleasure and pleasure of contemplation. Mechanism augments human powers to an enormous degree. It is, therefore, this aspect of science that affects the lovers of power. 

Scientific spirit has taken us to such a pass as may bring us nearer destruction. We have been inventing and discovering new weapons and armaments without caring to use them judiciously. We have the powers of God but we are using them like children. As a result of it man is preparing for his own doom. The scientific spirit has made us so curious that all other considerations are wiped out.

Scientific spirit has made us formal and so it has created a big gap between our actions and thoughts. As a result of it people have become hypocrites. There is no love, no sincerity and no humanistic relations among human beings. As result of it people try to satisfy their aims. our attitude towards everything including our institutions, our life and our relations with other have become mechanical.