Some Random Comparisons Between People and Science
Saanvi Kunisetty
The Need for Evidence: For a very long time, scientists have constantly been formulating hypotheses and generating theories about why anything is the way it is. But many renowned scientists were initially ignored because they were unable to provide solid proof/evidence that their theory was indeed true. If someone came up to you and said, “the Earth is flat”, would you believe them? Of course not (I hope). You wouldn’t simply change what you have been taught since you were born over the word of one person. Overall, science becomes quite vague and unacceptable unless it has evidence. Similarly, people find it hard to believe and trust in others without any evidence. In order to become someone’s best friend, you have to prove to them that you can be a great one. Starting with a small friendship, you have to build your way up with small acts of kindness that will eventually prove to them (give them evidence) that you are good for them.
Action-Reaction Pairs: In physics, when two objects are interacting, there’s one action and one reaction. For example, if a bullet shoots out of a gun moving to the right, there has to be a reaction of the gun moving to the left. I’ve come to see that most humans behave very similarly to these action-reaction pairs. For instance, if my brother applied a force on me randomly (basically, he pushed me for no reason), I would most likely push him and yell at him.
Parasitic Qualities: A parasitic relationship in science is when there are two organisms. The parasite feeds on/lives off of the host. It uses the host for its own survival, but gives no benefit to the host. For example, some unusual species of barnacles live inside crustaceans (like crabs and lobsters). They occupy themselves within the host’s body, hurting the host, and even changing the host’s appearance. Similar to this, humans have a parasitic relationship with others’ compliments (commonly known as validation). The simple phrase “you’re a great person” can really make someone’s day. And while compliments like these are helpful and definitely beneficial for us, what becomes a problem is when we don’t get this validation. We seek these words from others, and if we don’t receive them, we start to feel hurt. We start to wonder… “Am I doing something wrong? Am I not good enough?” Ultimately, we should learn to be happy with who we are as a person, and not mind others’ opinions.
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