Critical Thinking Blog–Assignment #8

Due to taking this course, my views about science and the humanities have changed a bit.

While taking in the connection between the two into consideration, humanity may be able to transcend the boundaries between these two subjects to ultimately answer some of the most elusive questions of the universe. For example, while writing my research paper on the promises and perils of virtual Reality portrayed in the novel, Plowing the Dark by Richard Powers, I noticed a connection between humanism and the pursuit of scientific discoveries. The promises of VR have been shown to be innumerable; however, it should be noted that they also come with perils of their own.  Spiegel says,"Change any variable and the 
executing universe alters. Move it to the left, increment it by a quarter percent, and the new result gets spit out whole. It gives one tremendous feeling of – Power?" (Powers 216). When he said this, I was able to relate to it due to my ongoing work in computer science.Due to an individual’s raison d'être, they may push themselves to transcend the boundary between real and virtual spaces; therefore, allowing for a greater understanding of the observable universe. Additionally, this raison d'être drives people to formulate new questions based on previously received answers; thus, forming an unbreakable thirst for knowledge. In conclusion, I have merely realized my initial optimism as we finish the semester has grown more.