Over the years, advancements in science have resulted in technological inventions, evidenced in innovations like the internet, atomic bombs, missiles, rockets, cloning and other outcomes of scientific development.
Unfortunately, very insignificant level of attention was given to man?s ethical formation as science progressed and this has become the world?s greatest undoing.
The current wave of terrorist activities, other crimes and gruesome killing of human beings by fellow humans as well as indiscriminate destruction of private and public property are results of overtime failure on the part of mankind to match scientific and technological progress with corresponding progress in man?s ethical formation.
Science has contributed greatly in making the world a better place but it has equally become a threat to man and the world. Products of science are mercilessly being used as weapons of mass destruction due largely to wrong orientation.
There is an urgent need for institutions and authorities across the globe to intensify efforts towards the improvement of moral energy, especially among young people.
Fundamental human rights and freedoms can significantly be regulated towards positives, through the development of moral energy.
The security and peace currently desired across the globe can come more from the moral strength of man than from structures. As long as it is absent or insufficient, the power that science has given to man will be transformed more and more into a power of destruction.
The scientific tomorrow that constitutes the destination of this world is hopeless without love. I agree with Mohandas K. Ghandi ofIndia?that: ?The things that will destroy us are: politics without principle; pleasure without conscience; wealth without work; knowledge without character; business without morality; science without humanity and worship without sacrifice.?
ALBINUS CHIEDU
CEO, OUTPUT COMMUNICATIONS
29,?ADENIYI JONES AVENUE
IKEJA,?LAGOS
