Curiosity, questioning, researching, and learning are instinctive processes that humans have naturally engaged in throughout all times. When people are curious about a subject, they focus on it, conduct research, and learn, thereby contributing to the development across ages. Both science and art have always evolved with this instinct.
However, with the recent onslaught of communication and the age of readily available information, combined with the fast-paced modern life, we seem to have become somewhat restrained from being curious. People now find communication instantly on their mobile phones and information on devices like the internet and television. This situation turns individuals into passive recipients, accepting what is presented and considering whatever is said as knowledge. It distances them from thinking. However, shouldn't a person research, read, and understand a topic of interest by confirming it from different sources? In this case, something seems to be going wrong... Problems are increasing in both developed and developing countries in the field of economics. Issues like poverty, hunger, war, and migration rates are not decreasing; rather, global unrest is on the rise. Aircraft and ship technology have reached a certain stage, but groundbreaking innovations are no longer visible. Social life becomes more stressful, more dynamic, and more problematic. Similar diseases persist in health. Education systems make little progress, except in a few example countries. All of these seem to be further solidifying by deviating from the characteristics I mentioned at the beginning...
Therefore, no matter where or in what field we find ourselves, we should not give up on curiosity, researching, and learning by understanding for ourselves by confirming from different sources. The comfort of instant communication and readily available information is like burying our heads in the sand like an ostrich. The natural ability within us is what will carry us to a better future; let's use it sufficiently.
Dr. Bilinç Dolmacı
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