Science and Technology have been killing nature,poisoning the land,water,air and total geography.It has created total divorce of humans to nature.The so called service is at the terrible cost to nature.Today,nature is in the last lap of existence.Every nano second nature is destroyed. YM
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 8:34 AM Rajaram Krishnamurthy <[email protected]> wrote: > An analysis with the pros and cons. What are your thoughts on this piece? > Do you agree with its critique of modern life and its call for a return to > nature? > > Science is a big blessing to humanity. Furthermore, science, in spite of > some of its negativities, makes lives better for people by removing > ignorance, suffering and hardship. Let us take a look at the impact of > science in our lives with this essay on science in everyday life. > > Benefits of Science > > Science very efficiently plays the role of being a faithful servant of > man. In every walk of life, science is there to serve us. We require the > benefits of science whether in our home, in office, in a factory, or > outside. Gone are the days when only wealthy people could afford luxuries. > Science has made many luxurious items of the past cheaper in price and has > brought them within the reach of everybody. Computer technology is one huge > benefit of science. Nowadays, it would be unimaginable to consider living > without computing technology. A huge number of professions now rely totally > on the computer and the internet. Besides, the computer and the internet > have become our biggest source of entertainment in our everyday life. > Automobiles, an important scientific invention, has made our lives easy by > significantly reducing everyday commuting time. The air conditioner is > another scientific invention that has made our lives bearable and > comfortable in the face of extreme weather conditions. Also, in the field > of medical science, high-quality medicines are available that quickly > remove any ailment that can happen in everyday life like headache, sprain, > cough, allergy, stomach ache, fatigue etc. > > Dark Side of Science > > In spite of its tremendous benefits, there is a negative side to science. > Science, unfortunately, has also done some disservice to humanity due to > some of its inventions. One of the biggest harms that science has brought > to humanity is in the field of armament. Although some hail the invention > of gunpowder as a great achievement, humanity must rue the day when this > invention happened. Steadily and relentlessly, the use and perfection of > gunpowder have taken place in many new and more destructive weapons. As > such, humanity now suffers due to weapons like shells, bombs, artillery, > and guns. Such weapons threaten the everyday life of all individuals. > Another disservice of science has been the emission of pollution. A huge > amount of radioactive pollution is emitted in various parts of the world > where nuclear energy production happens. Such pollution is very dangerous > as it can cause cancer, radioactive sickness, and cardiovascular disease. > Of course, who can ignore the massive amount of air pollution caused by > automobiles, another scientific invention. Furthermore, automobiles are an > everyday part of our lives that emit unimaginable levels of carbon monoxide > in the air every year. Consequently, this causes various lung diseases and > also contributes to global warming and acid rain. > > As you can see, you are every day surrounded by science. > Engineers have designed those smartphones you use to write to your friends; > agronomists are studying the soil in which your vegetables grow, and > doctors are conducting tests to diagnose the diseases or pains you might > have. And because science is embedded in our everyday lives in so many > ways, you can probably imagine it's having significant impacts on our lives > and cultures. Vaccines have been instrumental in nearly eradicating > dangerous diseases such as polio, smallpox and measles. People who lose > arms and legs can now live normal lives by using prosthetic limbs. In the > early stages we can screen and catch people for cancer which has saved > countless lives. Organ transplants that save lives are now common practice, > but once they were something that only doctors could dream of. > > कारुरहं ततो भिषगुपलप्रक्षिणी नना । नानाधियो वसूयवोऽनु गा इव > तस्थिमेन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ॥ > > kārur ahaṃ tato bhiṣag upalaprakṣiṇī nanā | nānādhiyo vasūyavo 'nu gā iva > tasthimendrāyendo pari srava || > > “I am the singer; papa is the physician, mamma throws the corn upon the > grinding stones; having various occupations, desiring riches we remain > (in the world) like cattle (in the stall); flow, Indu, for > Indra.”Commentary by Sāyaṇa: Ṛgveda-bhāṣya The singeṛ..papa...mamma: > kāruḥ = maker of praises; 'maker', 'poet'; tataḥ and nānā mean father > (dada) and mother; or son and daughter respectively. Our modern food > looks a lot different than our ancestors had! Not only have we been able > to store food in shelves for many years, but we have also modified food > crops so they don't even remotely resemble their original forms. Corn is a > great example of this-there are large, juicy modern corn kernels which you > can easily chomp on. But corn came from a smaller teosinte plant with tiny > kernels and tasted completely different from what we're throwing on the > grill and butter right now. > > Think about how you buy stuff today — most of it's probably > online, and your friends, family, or advertisements have a lot of influence > on what you buy. All of this falls within the category of social science, > which works very closely with other sciences to bring about such > improvements to life. The social sciences also cooperate with the medicine > and life science fields. For example, epidemiologists study patterns, > causes, and health and disease effects in groups of people. That > information is human-focused, but without it, the medical sciences would be > at a major disadvantage. Satellites have enabled us to make incredible > progress-we can monitor weather and storms, identify precise locations with > a GPS unit, map the world (including the oceans), and travel halfway around > the world to another country by simply typing in a web address. > > IN SHORT ONLY GOOD IS VISIBLE WHEN BAD IS IN THE EXISTENCE. > There is no doubt that science has brought about one of the greatest > benefits to mankind, in spite of some of its negativities. Furthermore, > science certainly has made the most impact in adding comfort to our > everyday lives. As such, we must always show utmost respect to scientists > for their efforts. The most important or main purpose of science is to > explain the facts. Furthermore, there is no restriction in science to > explain facts at random. Moreover, science systematizes the facts and > builds up theories that give an explanation of such facts. A scientific > fact refers to a repeatable careful observation or measurement that takes > place by experimentation or other means. Furthermore, a scientific fact is > also called empirical evidence. Most noteworthy, scientific facts are key > for the building of scientific theories. > > K RAJARAM IRS 30125 > > > > On Thu, 30 Jan 2025 at 07:21, Markendeya Yeddanapudi < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> -- >> *Mar*The Total Poisoning >> >> >> >> The pesticides and chemicals have been today used so completely, the >> total soil bacteria are killed into extinction, and the poisons have >> percolated into the underground water table completely, poisoning the very >> water layer under the surface. The wells, lakes, ponds and rivers are >> poisoned, the poisoning being increased by the water swallowing factories >> and urban cities. >> >> Most earth worms are eliminated and their primary function, aiding the >> soil bacteria in creating the natural fertility is eliminated. Artificial >> fertilizers are employed as the substitutes of natural soil bacteria, >> killing the basic ecology. >> >> Plastics which refuse integration into the soils and play the vital >> natural role of basic recycling, are used everywhere, lording over the dead >> soil bacteria. Nature is attacked from diverse fronts, euphemized as >> subject specializations, with the qualified professionals attacking as >> faculties. In India today we hear about the Vande Bharat Trains and the >> Bullet Trains but there is also increase in the number of trains especially >> for cancer patients. >> >> The troposphere which actually gives education, via smells and sounds, is >> disabled completely, and it only carries all sorts of poisonous fumes. The >> pesticides and insecticides kill all insects and worms, starving the birds >> of their food. The Solar panels used for electricity generation are >> dangerous for birds. Even the manja thread used for kites which children >> use cut the wings of birds. And we have the ghoulish bird shooting sports; >> capture of birds by using the bird lime, the list of rottenness is very >> long. The whole gamut of the ecological complementation of life forms in >> the food and emotion link chain is rupture irreparably. >> >> In the market we find only fruits which look attractive because poisons >> are used and carbide poisoning has become normal. All fruit gardens are >> maintained with all sorts of insecticides and pesticides. >> >> Science and Technology have become the euphemisms for the poisoning of >> land, water, air and geography itself. Our longevity is increased by using >> drugs, but we are not living the natural life as part of the Biosphere. I >> find in the forum a 90 plus economically successful and educationally >> qualified man, spewing venom from his nursing home bed. We find many >> bickering oldies hurling verbal venom, the scholarized venom. The pollution >> is creating the angry and neurotic humans. >> >> The neurosis and tension which the industrialized and urbanized places >> create have created the basic disability to emotionally relate, and in many >> western countries, marriages are vanishing. Indian boys who are now in some >> foreign university no longer want to marry Indian girls, because the >> section 498 (a),has converted marriage into a nightmare by the blackmailing >> wife, who can put every member of her husband’s family in jail. Like the >> big fishnets of modern trawlers, the lawyer nets as many of the husband’s >> family and relatives into the section 498(a) net. We find that the Hindu >> boys too are forced into the ‘one nightstand tribes’. >> >> Finding this as the great opportunity the religion which gives freedom of >> four wives with the religious sanction of beating the wife, each wife a >> child producing factory, is taking over all western countries. In India too >> we have the Sickularists who champion them for vote banking. Add section >> 498 (a) to the brew, making marriage very risky. >> >> We are today living in the age of perversion. We can only pray for the >> emergence of at least one University, which revives nature and frees itself >> from the economic and technology frenzy. >> >> Let us pray that at least one University in the whole world starts ‘The >> Free Nature Parks without Human Tampering’, as a beginning. >> >> YM Sarma >> >> Chat GPT >> >> This passage expresses a deeply critical perspective on the way modern >> society has impacted the environment and social structures. It highlights a >> range of issues, from ecological destruction due to pesticide use, soil >> degradation, and plastic pollution, to societal concerns such as the >> erosion of emotional bonds, the distortion of marriage, and the >> consequences of legal frameworks like Section 498(a). >> >> The piece paints a bleak picture of the current state of the world, >> arguing that science and technology, which were once seen as forces for >> progress, have now become vehicles for environmental and social >> degradation. The call for a university focused on reviving nature and >> reconnecting humanity to the biosphere is a plea for a different kind of >> progress—one that is rooted in harmony with the natural world rather than >> its exploitation. >> >> There’s also a strong critique of societal shifts, such as the rising >> divorce rates and the changing dynamics in marriage, particularly in India. >> The concerns around legal systems and cultural shifts are presented as part >> of a broader narrative of disillusionment with contemporary society. >> >> What are your thoughts on this piece? Do you agree with its critique of >> modern life and its call for a return to nature? >> >> >> > -- *Mar* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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