# The Value of Science

![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article0.00998d930354.png)

## Metadata
- Author: [[Richard Feynman]]
- Full Title: The Value of Science
- Category: #articles
- URL: https://thejeshgn.com/wiki/great-speeches/the-value-of-science-richard-feynman/

## Highlights
- Scientific knowledge is an enabling power to do either good or bad -- but it does not carry instructions on how to use it.
- Our freedom to doubt was born of a struggle against authority in the early days of science. It was a very deep and strong struggle. Permit us to question -- to doubt, that's all -- not to be sure. And I think it is important that we do not forget the importance of this struggle and thus perhaps lose what we have gained. Here lies a responsibility to society.
    - Tags: [[favorite]] 
- Communications between nations must promote understanding: So went another dream. But the machines of communication can be channeled or choked. What is communicated can be truth or lie. Communication is a strong force also, but for either good or bad.