The most important aim of science should be to improve people's lives. To what extent do you agree of disagree with this statement?

Throughout human history,

science

and technology have served as a significant catalyst for the advancement of humankind.

However

,

while

the essence of the field of

science

is to innovate ways to make burdensome tasks easier and more efficient, there have been many occurrences when scientists practised their occupation with the wrong motives in mind,

such

as to gain money, fame, and other superficial things.

This

essay will

further

discuss the notion of what the essential purpose of

science

should be. To give you an example, in my field of work, medicine, the focus of the healthcare system in many parts of the world was to mainly provide a curative approach to

patient

care. When the healthcare system was focused only on treating the disease, the health expenses would soar highly

due to

the excessive use of healthcare facilities and resources, manpower, and drugs per

patient

, causing a huge debt for the

patient

to cover. In my opinion,

this

practice is the manifestation of the wrong implementation of

science

.

However

, there is currently a paradigm shift in the preferred option for providing the best

patient

care, which is to practice preventive medicine. When doctors started to frequently advocate ways to prevent diseases from forming or developing

further

, there would be fewer patients that would have severe diseases and their complications,

thus

requiring less extensive and costly utilization of health resources, giving patients more quality of life and fewer bills to pay at the same time,

further

emphasizing the true essence of

science

advancements.

To conclude

, my stance in

this

discourse is that I wholeheartedly agree that all scientists should think and work toward the final goal of a better world to live in.