Jonas Salk - The World we Will Live In (date unknown)

Introduction

Every sentient human being is aware of the dangers as well as of the opportunities that now confront man. He is also aware of the pressure of forces within himself and the pressure of forces around him. Caught between his inner world and the outer world, he feels dissonant more often than consonant. He feels stress, longing, and frustration. His soul feels weary, and he yearns to find, and to express, the meaning of his life. Some among the most “successful,’’ and many in the midst of “great riches,” appear to hope for something else. Science and technology are indicted by some as the cause of this malaise, and some even recommend antiscience and antitechnology remedies. However, in the absence of a true understanding of the current syndrome, it is unwise to ascribe the causative role to something that may not be the cause or to prescribe as a remedy the elimination of something that could even help in the development of remedies. Although science and technology are unlikely as a cause they are, nevertheless, a force with which man must cope.