Knowledge is power. Freedom of expression and speech is a crucial part of most modern societies. Within this culture, many people believe that by sharing information freely among all humanity, the future of the world is enhanced. Although some reasons for sharing information freely include rapid development of science and benefit of humanity, I believe it should not be solicited without pay because information needs finance and security. Scientific breakthroughs can be achieved faster and more when people do not need to have financial backing to acquire the necessary knowledge. There are many smart scientists who do not have the funds to acquire important information to complete their research. However, when the information is free, this is not a barrier for their progress. For instance, information on cancer can be accessed freely on the internet, and this allowed Dr. James Cornick, a poor physician in Ireland, to come up with a pill which helps cure skin cancer and benefits people around the world. Even though in this situation free knowledge is beneficial, it is not true in all cases.
Much information requires payment to be produce and maintain. Also, certain types of information in the wrong hands can be devastating for society. There are many professionals whose jobs are to produce research and new concepts. When they are not paid for this work, they can no longer generate science. In addition, some of this research deals with dangerous fields such as nuclear physics and pharmaceuticals. For instance, last year an act of terror occurred because some criminals were able to learn how to make explosives using free information on the internet. This clearly should not be permissible, and for this reason alone, not all information should be free to access for everyone.
In conclusion, distributing information free of charge can help in certain aspects but can also be detrimental to society. Although some believe people should give as much knowledge pro bono as possible, I strongly believe the opposite. People should be careful to underestimate the value and power of knowledge.
Knowledge
is power. Freedom of expression and speech is a crucial part of most modern societies. Within this culture,
many
people
believe
that by sharing
information
freely
among all humanity, the future of the world
is enhanced
. Although
some
reasons for sharing
information
freely
include rapid development of science and benefit of humanity, I
believe
it should not
be solicited
without pay
because
information
needs finance and security. Scientific breakthroughs can
be achieved
faster and more when
people
do not need to have financial backing to acquire the necessary
knowledge
. There are
many
smart scientists who do not have the funds to acquire
important
information
to complete their research.
However
, when the
information
is
free
, this is not a barrier for their progress.
For instance
,
information
on cancer can
be accessed
freely
on the internet, and this
allowed
Dr. James
Cornick
, a poor physician in Ireland, to
come
up with a pill which
helps
cure skin cancer and benefits
people
around the world.
Even though
in this situation
free
knowledge
is beneficial, it is not true in all cases.
Much
information
requires payment to be produce and maintain.
Also
, certain types of
information
in the
wrong
hands can be devastating for society. There are
many
professionals whose jobs are to produce research and new concepts. When they are not paid for this work, they can no longer generate science.
In addition
,
some
of this research deals with
dangerous
fields such as nuclear physics and pharmaceuticals.
For instance
, last year an act of terror occurred
because
some
criminals were able to learn how to
make
explosives using
free
information
on the internet. This
clearly
should not be permissible, and
for this reason
alone, not all
information
should be
free
to access for everyone.
In conclusion
, distributing
information
free
of charge can
help
in certain aspects
but
can
also
be detrimental to society. Although
some
believe
people
should give as much
knowledge
pro bono as possible, I
strongly
believe
the opposite.
People
should be careful to underestimate the value and power of
knowledge
.