Whether people should spend money on science remains controversial. Some people think that because of enormous benefits that research has brought to humankind, we should invest financially in science while others claim that money could be more useful if it is used to tackle the crisis around the world. I partly agree with the former opinion.
It is argued by some people that money should be spent to solve problems like food crisis, poverty, and human health rather than to do research. They maintain that how can we research with an empty stomach and disease raging? While every 30 seconds an African child dies of hunger, should we use the money for laboratories?
However, there are many reasons for people to believe in investment for research. First of all, science is now playing an essential role in our lives as it effects on everything we do from eating to traveling. For example, we buy the food from the supermarket the flavors and additive have all been measured and tested scientifically. Another good example here is quantum computers. With its power, quantum computing could put a stop to traffic jams since quantum algorithms could take advantage of qubits' computational properties to determine the best route for drivers. The fastest supercomputers on Earth can not currently do it. Today' s quantum computers are not there yet, so, scientists need to do more researches to create them. Without financial support, scientists cannot do it. Secondly, a commonly held belief is that the wealth of a nation is concerned with its scientific development. They claim that modern economics can not advance without a strong scientific base. A good example here is the USA, which produces a significant number of science graduates and has a thriving economy.
From that have been discussed above, we can give the conclusion that both points of view have their merits. Although human life has priority in our societies, the importance of research cannot be denied. Therefore, the government should spend money on both research and other human life issues.
Whether
people
should spend
money
on
science
remains controversial.
Some
people
think
that
because
of enormous benefits that
research
has brought to humankind, we should invest
financially
in
science
while others claim that
money
could be more useful if it is
used
to tackle the crisis around the world. I partly
agree
with the former opinion.
It
is argued
by
some
people
that
money
should
be spent
to solve problems like food crisis, poverty, and human health
rather
than to do
research
. They maintain that how can we
research
with an empty stomach and disease raging? While every 30 seconds an African child
dies
of hunger, should we
use
the
money
for laboratories?
However
, there are
many
reasons for
people
to believe in investment for
research
.
First of all
,
science
is
now
playing an essential role in our
lives
as it effects on everything we do from eating to traveling.
For example
, we
buy
the food from the supermarket the flavors and additive have all
been measured
and
tested
scientifically
. Another
good
example
here is quantum computers
. With its power, quantum computing could put a
stop
to traffic jams since quantum algorithms could take advantage of
qubits&
#039; computational properties to determine the best route for drivers. The fastest supercomputers on Earth can not
currently
do it.
Today&
#039; s quantum computers are not there
yet
,
so
, scientists need to do more
researches
to create them. Without financial support, scientists cannot do it.
Secondly
, a
commonly
held belief is that the wealth of a nation
is concerned
with its scientific development. They claim that modern economics can not advance without a strong scientific base. A
good
example here is the USA, which produces a significant number of
science
graduates and has a thriving economy.
From that have
been discussed
above, we can give the conclusion that both points of view have their merits. Although human life has priority in our societies, the importance of
research
cannot
be denied
.
Therefore
, the
government
should spend
money
on both
research
and other human life issues.