Science
I read a book entitled "12 Books that Changed the World" written by Melvyn Brag. From this book, I knew that Michael Faraday, a British scientist, who contributed to the field of electromagnetism, has never patented anything. He saw his role as being a reader of the book of nature, written by the finger of God, in which He gave us general knowledge for all humanity.
I am impressed and I wonder if any scientist that share the view like Faraday exist in this century.
I suppose that the current economic system does little to encourage the development of "good scientists". Somehow, the system does not provide us with the opportunity to contemplate the reality, that it is not money that makes the world go round but moral values and faith in God.
Large corporations have learned how to exploit scientists and in many cases, the scientists themselves feel unable to resist the lure of corporate gold, as frequently their research is originated, directed and funded by such corporations.
When I had a respiratory disease, the price of medicine was more hurtful than the hurt of the medical condition. I tried to find a suitable alternative in natural medicine which exists but the related research according to "modern medicine" is less well developed/known and thus rarely used by doctors (who are often part of the health business as well as the health care system). I reluctantly took pharmacy drug which resulted in my financial crisis and unpleasant bloated tummy side effects. I truly believed that my respiratory problem could have been be cured by alternative approach, which would have been more natural and less expensive, but I just gave up too easily.
Today, we need more people like Faraday as the world's problems are worsening and the public needs are increasingly being directed by entirely maximum profit oriented corporations. The word "optimum" seem to have been forgotten, or has been conveniently "re-designed" as meaning "maximum output for minimum input".
The economic system does influence the scientist's work but do we really believe in sustainability or is it merely yet another example of "political spin?"
Do we care enough about not only our own future but for that of those to come, to make the necessary changes in terms of use of us as scientists, consumers and global citizens?
Sometimes, I am afraid that we lack of the essential courage and will to change and therefore, we act no better that the corporations whom we say must change.
