The thing with science is that it can often morph into a pseudo scientific religion. We saw this with the Positivists, Nazi’s, the Soviets and now the Trans humanists. Humanists of all kinds of stripes believe the progress of science increases along with progress in morality. The later is a myth. We will never be able to completely control our world or universe or ourselves or artificial intelligence. Humans do not even understand much of what we have created: the shock of the Neolibereal system that collapsed in 2008/9 apparently shouldn’t have happened; the Brexit utopia is now hitting reality; as did the scientific Communist ideology, all these beliefs hit the contradiction of reality and failed, meaning we were powerless in our delusions. Science actually increases evils: weapons are becoming more destructive and evil with every increase in scientific development. Also, science has enabled us to eradicate diseases but at the cost of a human population that is out of control and therefore destroying the biosphere, other species and their habitats, and the whole environment using destructive technologies developed by science.
Science has positives and limitations. Art is vital in our world, for purposes to heal our minds, to expose injustice and to transcend from the nasty realities of the world. Humans have had art in their lives long before the advent of science. Art will always be a need. Humans were able to do without science and lived contented lives, as do the Pygmies until their way of life is becoming destroyed by the West’s use of science and destructive technologies.
