How Can Knowledge Be Dangerous

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The way of knowledge can be a very dangerous and destructive thing. Look at Frankenstein's monster. The monster killed and got people killed. The way he was “used” as soon as his heart started to beat. The way it was turned him into the “monster.” This is just like the real world. The united states is known for dangerous weapons. These weapons were so destructive, some couldn’t go back to their homes because it wasn’t there and plus what was in the air. I am not saying it was a bad thing they were created, but I am saying how they destroyed homes. My first example would be the atomic bomb. On 1945, at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time, an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, drops the world's first atom bomb, over the city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured. This right here is 100% proof that knowledge is deadly. The tanks is going to be my second example. The tank was first used by the British. This started a new form of war causing millions of death in the past and the numbers are adding up every day. The rolling block of steel. Bullet proof to a point of just rolling down a hill killed hundreds …show more content…
Used ever since WW1. This weapon has killed billions on both sides of the countries. It made people go through so much pain. If it didn’t kill you, you were in the worst pain of your life. Not just on the ground was it used. The knowledge of people became stronger and more ideal. The started to put them in the tanks, planes, jets, ships, and in areas we don’t even know about. Looking at the past and now, the assault rifle has been the one to kill at least 90% of americans, asians, russians, and other people. This is the most deadly weapon used and it all started by knowledge. Facts on the assault rifle that would back up my saying would be go look up WW1, WW2, and the times where the americans got jumped on the side of the

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