<p>Can knowledge be a burden rather than a benefit?</p>
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<p>Knowledge alone is neither a benefit nor a burden, Its the consequences of that knowledge that determine whether it's a burden or a benefit. several examples from history prove that knowledge can be either a benefit or a burden depending on its consequences.
In the 15th century, Galileo questioned the Aristotelian beliefs that the Sun orbited the Earth, thus, freeing us from that false knowledge by, later, proving that the Earth orbited the Sun. Galileo is extolled, nowadays, because he freed us from that thought and giving us the kind of knowledge that has beneficial consequences.
Knowledge can also be a burden when having castigating consequences. The Manhattan Project is a perfect example for this, the Manhattan Project was initiated by America in 1942, when World War I first started, with the aid of Canada and the United Kingdom, its goal was to build the first atomic bomb that was, later, used on Hiroshima in Japan killing a total of 7,000 to 8,000 people. The Scientists who were working on the bomb in the Manhattan Project had knowledge, but their knowledge bestowed an ever-lasting burden on the world. By observing the consequences of Galileo's knowledge and that of the Scientists of the Manhattan Project, it is concluded that the consequences, indeed, determine whether knowledge is a burden or a benefit.</p>