The unexamined life is not worth living

Socrates, on his trial to die rather than head off to exile, said: "The unexamined life is not worth living." For him, death was a better option than to be separated from the philosophy-the love of wisdom. For Socrates and many scientists alike, asking questions and critically thinking about the undiscovered is the most important pursuit in life above any other alternatives. For some, logical thinking and an individual "examination" of life is the beginning and end of their day. Knowing we all will die one day, a life without adventure and discovery is one without a purpose. While Marie Curie may have died to discover radium, her wish to find something out of the world and bring an element to her life unknown to mankind before was successful. Radium is now the base of radon which is used to treat many cancers. This is not an argument to justify the lives lost or the horrifying effects of radium. However, the element of discovery in life is something that is used to date. What if man chose to sit still with not wish to discover? What is all scientific research was stopped? What if every element to understand more stopped? The earth would become its own grave. What we have to plainly understand is that discovery leads to bad and good things. While radium was discovered, the fact that we started the "radium craze" is what caused deaths. So while we discover more and venture into the roots of the earth, the implementation of what is found is in our hands as well.