It is only knowledge produced with difficulty that we truly value. To what extent do you agree with this statement?
discovering the structure and function of DNA, it has a value but due to the lack of
scientific studies the experiment was risky and unethical. It has taken years of research
and development to actually obtain the correct knowledge about safely administering
vaccinations. This shows how much value knowledge obtained through hardship and time
has when compared to knowledge or information obtained quickly without much proper
testing.
1Leslie A. Pray, ‘’Discovery of DNA Structure and Function: Watson and Crick’’, http://
www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/discovery-of-dna-structure-and-function-watson-397,
10.01.2016.
2Stefan Riedel, ‘’Edward Jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination’’, https://
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1200696/, 10.01.2016.
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I think that knowledge in natural sciences can have less value to us when compared to