![]() ![]() Spiritual values no longer govern the actions of people With the loss of spiritual faith, people have also lost their main support and source of consolation in the hour of distress. Our civilization is purely materialistic. God and the soul are now antiquated concepts. Science has shaken people’s faith in God. Religions seem to have no place in modern civilization. Obscenity is defended in the name of art. Pictures in the nude are becoming popular. There is a bloom of pornography in literature. All these tendencies are reflected in books periodicals, paintings and films. The craze for fashions in dress is widespread. The search for excitement, for pleasure, for new sensations is the order of the day. The use of machinery has proved a mixed blessing. We have to live in congested towns and breathe air that is adulterated with factory smoke. Long-range guns, flying bombs, magnetic mines, submarines, poisonous gases and, above all, the atom bomb and other nuclear weapons, represent the destructive side of science.Īgain, our industrial civilization has produced an adverse effect on health and beauty. ![]() This shows that scientific progress has not been an unmixed blessing. The loss of life and property in the two world wars was chiefly due to the deadly weapons invented by science. The rise of Fascism and Nazism, and Communism has been a serious menace to liberty and democracy. Democracy has had to face serious challenges and suffer serious setbacks. Our age has been witness to two great wars that have affected humanity. In the political field, for instance, there is much cause for dismay and disappointment. There is, however, a dark side of the picture as well and in any examination of modern civilization, we must not shut your eyes to it A closer scrutiny of modern civilization will reveal its defects. There is a widespread appreciation of art and literature, a keen interest is evinced in books, periodicals, paintings, music, dancing exhibitions and the like. People have become polished in their manners and behaviour. There is greater refinement than ever before. Besides, we have achieved a higher level of culture than was reached by our ancestors. The world percentage of literacy has greatly risen. The working class is getting better wages and more facilities. The wonders and miracles of science would justify us in paying a tribute to modem civilization.Īpart from scientific progress that makes our civilization so great, politically also much has been achieved Countries under foreign domination have been liberated Our age has seen many countries under foreign domination being liberated In the social sphere, our progress is no less marked outdated customs are vanishing: the standard of living of people is rising. Atomic energy has brought in numerous benefits upon mankind. Telephones and telegraphs have made communications swift and easy Cinema, radio and television have added a new charm to life Medicines and surgery have made immense strides. ![]()
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