Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Human beings are very curious about this world, and humans benefit from continued discovery and exploration of the mysteries of the world. As mentioned in the novel：

 “The world was to [him] a secret which [he] desired to divine. Curiosity, earnest research to learn the hidden laws of nature, gladness akin to rapture, as they were unfolded to [him], are among the earliest sensations [he] can remember . . . It was the secrets of heaven and earth that [he] desired to learn; and whether it was the outward substance of things or the inner spirit of nature and the mysterious soul of man that occupied [him], still [his] inquiries were directed to the metaphysical, or in it highest sense, the physical secrets of the world.”

（Chapter 2, pg. 22）

This is human instinct because we are born to think. However, people develop science must be based on two important points: objectivity and bound by human reason. Leaving these two points, the development of science will lead to the proliferation of scientism and bring unpredictable consequences. Frankenstein in the novel is obsessed with the pursuit of scientific knowledge, revealing the mystery of exploring nature, and driven by strong curiosity, but he lacks rational thinking about the consequences of his actions. With a moment of fanaticism, he made a man who made him regret. The story of Franklin reminds me of what Stephe Hawking once said, “The development of full artificial intelligence, could spell the end of the human race. In theory, computers can emulate human intelligence — and exceed it”. From the cloning of a few years ago to the current artificial intelligence, although there have been reminders that the fate of human demise may be caused by oneself, humans have never stopped because of this.