Research on space needs a huge monetary investment. Even though space exploration provides an expectation of the possibility of life elsewhere than on earth, it is not justifiable that billions of dollars are spent on the research while people are still dying of poverty and treatable diseases on our planet. It should be better spent on addressing these problems. The greatest minds of the world work day and night and spend a fortune machinery to discover clues which may lead to a deeper understanding of the space. Research, undoubtedly, is the way to progress and discover new things. However, the world around us is filled with problems of poverty and infectious diseases. To illustrate, World Health Organisation published the demographic data in 2016 AD that 77% of the world population is under the poverty line. In addition, the under-five mortality rate was 46% and the major cause of death was acute gastroenteritis which is a treatable infectious disease. While people are dying or living in extreme conditions on our planet, it is absolutely not justified that scarce financial resources be spent on space research that who knows may need centuries. Furthermore, it is not definite that research will yield any desirable results.
In my opinion, the funds could be better spent on existing world problems. Firstly, poverty demands an immediate action. Millions of people around the world who are living with minimum food and little clothing must be adequately supported. For example, instead of financing space exploration, governments should support NGOs like ‘Aamako Ghar’ in Nepal which provide shelter for the needy and also teache them handicraft work through which they can earn a livelihood. Secondly, no human should die due to simple and treatable diseases such as acute gastroenteritis. The goal to minimize infectious diseases is not unachievable if enough funds and manpower is are invested. The world leaders must direct their attention and money towards eradicating the disease by diverting funds from extra-terrestrial research to mundane human problems.
In conclusion, if governments divert billions of dollars from space research programs to everyday human problems, the world will be a more socially peaceful and economically prosperous place to live.
Research
on
space
needs a huge monetary investment.
Even though
space
exploration provides an expectation of the possibility of life
elsewhere
than on earth, it is not justifiable that billions of dollars are
spent
on the
research
while
people
are
still
dying of
poverty
and treatable
diseases
on our planet. It should be better
spent
on addressing these
problems
. The greatest minds of the
world
work day and night and spend a fortune machinery to discover clues which may lead to a deeper understanding of the
space
.
Research
,
undoubtedly
, is the way to progress and discover new things.
However
, the
world
around us
is filled
with
problems
of
poverty
and infectious
diseases
. To illustrate,
World
Health
Organisation
published the demographic data in 2016 AD that 77% of the
world
population is under the
poverty
line.
In addition
, the under-five mortality rate was 46% and the major cause of death was acute gastroenteritis which is a treatable infectious
disease
. While
people
are dying or living in extreme conditions on our planet, it is
absolutely
not justified that scarce financial resources be
spent
on
space
research
that who knows may need centuries.
Furthermore
, it is not
definite
that
research
will yield any desirable results.
In my opinion, the funds could be better
spent
on existing
world
problems
.
Firstly
,
poverty
demands an immediate action. Millions of
people
around the
world
who are living with minimum food and
little
clothing
must
be
adequately
supported.
For example
,
instead
of financing
space
exploration,
governments
should support NGOs like ‘
Aamako
Ghar
’ in Nepal which provide shelter for the needy and
also
teache
them handicraft work through which they can earn a livelihood.
Secondly
, no human should
die
due to simple and treatable
diseases
such as acute gastroenteritis. The goal to minimize infectious
diseases
is not unachievable if
enough
funds and manpower is
are invested
. The
world
leaders
must
direct their attention and money towards eradicating the
disease
by diverting funds from extra-terrestrial
research
to mundane human problems.
In conclusion
, if
governments
divert billions of dollars from
space
research
programs to everyday human
problems
, the
world
will be a more
socially
peaceful and
economically
prosperous place to
live
.