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TOPIC: ISSUE69 - "Government should place few, if any, restrictions on scientific research and development"
结论型提纲:
正负负。
1.科学发展需要自由,因此政府不该过度限制。
例子:清朝中国限制多了,导致科技落后。
2.资金有限,需要政府选择扶持一些有意义的科研。
3.有些科研对社会发展不利,要限制。例子:克隆。
WORDS: 540 TIME: 1:05:51 DATE: 2007-3-1
Does it necessary for government to place restrictions on scientific research and development? There seems to be confusion about this question. The speaker claims that government should restrict scientific research as little as possible. From my perspective, it is true that the research and growing of science to some extent need a free environment; however, government should assume the obligation to confine scientific research within a certain scope in order to make the best advantage of the fruit of science.
Admittedly, the free atmosphere is fundamental to the development of science just like air to human beings. Without such a favorable condition, hardly can scientists make any original and significant creations which might be beneficial to the improvement of people and society as a whole. Here is a proper example to support my assertion. In the ancient times, China is developed in the scientific area in the world as a result of the "Four Great Inventions". However, after Qing Dynasty, government implemented an extremely strict restriction on scientific creations, which directly lead to the lag of Chinese science inventions and even the whole nation. On the contrary, western countries were carrying out an almost uncontrolled system with respect to the scientific research and development which is responsible for the dramatic success of these countries. For that case, it seems clear that scientists demand a unrestricted environment to carry out their research--the result of which might be progress to the society.
However, on the other hand, a totally free policy as for the scientific research is unrealistic and unfeasible. As we know, the amount of funds a government possesses is limited while the quantity of scientific research is unlimited. Therefore, government should choose the most valuable research and then afford sufficient budget to them, just as what every taxpayer expects. For example, in the modern time, people are in face of the short of energy sources. So, if a research target to find or produce new kind of energy sources, it should have the priority to gain the funds from government since the fruit of this research will solve the urgent problem of society and bring it forward as well. In short, government should decide which sort of research to be fund while restrict the other kinds.
In addition, certain scientific research will bring potential jeopardize to the society if it is not confined well, which is neglected by the speaker. Simply put the genetic clone as an example, if there are no restrictions about it at all, what will happen in the world? There might be hundreds of Mozart, Lincoln, or Hitler existing in the same field, which will produce ethical and social problems, or even make our society as a chaos. Thus, to avoid such phenomena, is it necessary for government to place some restrictions on the scientific research and development which might threaten the stability and improvement of society.
All in all, in my point of view, although scientists need the free atmosphere to carry out their research; however, it is essential for government to place restriction on certain scientific research and development. Without the restriction, our society will at the threshold of becoming dangerous and chaotic, which is adverse to the original purpose of scientific research themselves. |
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