Darwin's 200th Birthday

What responsibility do we have for the understanding of science? I think that it is up to us to understand science and to make advancements and move our society foward, at least as much as we want to. We don't control all science, but we control how much we know about it. It's important to realize what we know, what we don't know, what we want to know, and what we can't know. I think it is our responsibility to understand science in a way that helps us.
What role should scientific inquiery and scientific knowledge play in our own society? I think science should always play a consistent role in the background of our society. Science holds truths and facts, so it is important that society knows those facts.
How should science influence our decisions, laws, and culture? This is always a nagging question, especially when it comes to religion vs. science. It's a fine line that is difficult to work around, but I think science should have a large influence on our decisions. It should be referenced because scientific facts have been proven time after time. I think it should influence culture, but not too much. Different people have different culture and I don't think it would work to blanket everyone's personal culture with science.