Society's Influence On Science And Ghostbusters

Science is being seen as negative. An example of this is the X-files. The X-Files deems that alien abductions and human combustion are an everyday occurrence. Poltergeist III is another example. The movie’s psychologist, Dr. Seaton, told Carol Anne’s parents that she was not being pursued by demons, but has emotional issues. Fortunately, Carol Anne has a psychic to come and help her and her family. Unfortunately, Dr. Seaton was seen negatively because of his diagnosis of Carol Anne. The psychic is the one that ultimately saves Carol Anne and her family in the end. Ghostbusters is another one that is seen negatively. In this movie, the EPA refuses to believe that his city has ghosts or paranormal activity. The EPA suggests that the Ghostbusters are the ones that are bringing the paranormal activity to the city. Society viewed the portrayal of scientists as nerdy and/or evil years ago, but today most people view …show more content…
Science has an impact on the way society views things because science impacts our daily lives. From the air we breathe, to the water we drink, from the soil that we get our vegetables from is all a part of science. People used to think that everything that was seen on TV was true, but nowadays people are more prone to look up information from several different cites in order to find out the truth. Cloning is something that has been on the horizon for a while now. It is something that is a bit scary to think about because there is that possibility that it may not work out the way we anticipate it. You can think of cloning as being like identical twins - two beings having the exact same DNA. Is this something that we could see more of in the near future? I hope not because it is a very scary thought to have two of every living being running around on this planet.That would mean double mistakes that are happening around the