The most important aim of science should be to improve people’s lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

1The development of scienceDevelopment of science has been dramatic in recent years, 2and with such progress has come a debate about what the core purposewith such progress comes a debate about which the core purpose of science ought to be. 3In my opinion, improving people's lives should be the most crucial aim of science, while other long-term goals should also be allowed to exist.

Science should choose raising people's living standards as its major goal due to several reasons. First, scientific 4researchresearches usually cost huge amounts of resources, and 5it is necessaryit's necessary to make sure that those resources are invested in the 6research capable of maximisingresearches that are capable to maximise the public interest. Second, efforts to 7researchresearching fields related to 8improving the quality of lifeincreasing living quality, such as 9medicine, agriculture, and transportation,medicine, agriculture and transportation will bring significant benefits to ordinary people, thereby contributing to the whole society. For example, exploring new treatments and cultivating high-yield crops can save millions of people from diseases and 10starvationstarving. Finally, the general enhancement of people's lives will ultimately act as a fuel to 11further scientific advancementbetter advancing of science, as more people become 12liberated from arduous manual labourfree of hard work to maintain a basic living, having enough time to receive education and dedicate themselves to scientific work.

Meanwhile, despite so many advantages, it is not a wise option to focus all investments on 13scientificscience developments that are able to promote human well-being immediately. 1514Research and theories in fieldsResearches and theories on fields that seem to be far away from daily 16lifelives have deeper insights into the very nature of the world, the support of which when 17humanshuman try to exploit the natural resources and enhance people's quality of life in a better way, those seemingly useless insights can offer unexpected but great help. For example, 18space research intospace researches about the stars were criticised for wasting money at first, but turned out 19instrumental in treating tumours through discoveries in X-ray astronomyhelpful to cure tumors for its observations on X-rays.

In conclusion, it is necessary to treat improving people's lives as the core aim of science, but attempts in fields that may not have a 21immediate practical applicationrealistic effect 22deserve to existdeserve existing at the same time, for they have the potential to raise human lives to a much higher level in the future.