Here is an interesting article about creationism in Indiana schools

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/religion/christianity/indianas-dirty-little-secret-creationism-schools

Frankenstein

I think that the novel Frankenstein says a major statement about techno-science. Frankenstein felt that the knowledge that he was seeking to learn in order to create the creature was extremely important. In fact on page 28, he said, "One man's life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the knowledge which I sought". The fact that he says that one life or death would be just a small price to pay is very telling. It shows that he was willing to do anything, even kill, in order to learn what he needed to create his piece of techno-science. 


However, as the book moves on Mary Shelley makes sure that the readers know that we need to be careful about what we do with techno-science because the consequences can be dire. Many people have never read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein so they do not realize that, while Dr. Frankenstein's creature did kill people, the creature could have been good if he had been nurtured and cared for. I believe this is Shelley telling us that if we want to mess with nature we need to make sure that we follow through with what ever we started otherwise we will regret our creations and efforts. The creature says to Frankenstein that if someone would have shown him love and affection he would not have killed and he would have been happy with who he was. I think that this is also a statement about life. I feel as though when people feel loved and needed they are generally much nicer and happier than people who feel no connection to anyone, but that is a whole different topic. I believe that Mary Shelley is fine with techno-science as long as we are careful with our choices and actions when we are working in that field because both good and bad things can come out of techno-science.

Today, I watched Mr. Green in a class that I am taking. It is a short movie where the main character works for the climate change department in the government. After giving a presentation about how some of the major cities in the world are underwater and how it is in the 80 degree range in the winter, "Mr. Green" was approached by a woman that he knew. He eventually was "poisoned" with some kind of pollen that made him part plant. He needed more water than normal, more sunlight, and he was told that he was exhaling oxygen rather than carbon dioxide but he looked almost the same except for green roots in his hair. The woman who did this to him claimed that she did it in order to help him understand how important climate change and plants are to our world. The man then realized what she was saying and went back to have a meeting with the President and some other people. He then spread the pollen to the others around him and as the movie closes the President is seen standing next to the window taking in the sun just like "Mr. Green" did after he first changed.

I realized while watching this video that in the opening scene they are suggesting that the government is not prioritizing ecological issues the way that they should be. They show how the world could end up if we do not change our ways and if the government does not change. The main character said that if we wanted the government to do something we would have to make them do it. This is talking about the way our government works. In order for the government to change we have to make them do what we want by writing letters, calling, and voting for people that we agree with. I did think that the way that the film included techno-scientific solutions was very clever. They suggested that techno-scientific solutions might be the best way to wake people up and make them change our government's prioritization of ecological issues. Whether or not that is the right way to do it will be a mystery until solutions are put into place.