Does Engineering Education Breed Terrorists?

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24. You are right to site ignorance

But to what extent does religion breed ignorance? I think people who want to shut out information about the world -- or be able to easily explain the world and events as "god did it" -- are drawn to religion.

As for "Science is DOING THINGS"... really, no. That's simplistic and anti-intellectual. Science is studying the cosmos and thinking about it, and collaborating or competing based on the ideas it generates (to be not quite so simplistic). When Carl Sagan spoke about intelligent life (i.e. life that can do science) he spoke in terms of KNOWING the cosmos. If science must fit a "DOING" role, then that sounds like some fascist variant which seeks certainty through constant and swift "application"... a kind of power madness.

Obsession with power, versus a dedication to discovery and reflection, does threaten science. Technology and its moneyed interests figure large in that threat, because any science that highlights what is NOT known or suggests caution and restraint is deemed unacceptable. Thus, technology can make the combination of power and ignorance attainable, even irresistible.