"Science and Beauty" by Asaac Asimov is a very good and well thought out essay. Its theses can be argued at many different levels and aspects, such as agreeing or disagreeing with the following quote: "The world is a better place because of science and technology".
This particular essay can be very convincing towards agreeing with Science. The stars of space are very beautiful to stare and gaze upon. They can be even more intriguing to look at by understanding the scientific nature of these bright shinning pieces of light.
Staring endlessly into the night sky can be very entertaining, but it can be even more interesting by knowing why, how or what is up there. By knowing all these scientific details it wont just be looking up at glimmers of light, rather it will be looking up at stars, galaxies, asteroids and planets, and that is a lot more interesting. The essay "Science and Beauty" goes into great depth about what is in the sky. This is shown when Isaac says, "Those other bright spots, which are stars rather than planets, are actually suns."(P.312) Isaac also says, "Beyond our cluster, other galaxies and other clusters exist; some clusters made up of thousands of galaxies."(P.313) By going into this amount of depth throughout the essay, it shows and proves the thesis by knowing and seeing is a lot more interesting than just seeing. It also shows that science is not all math and formulas and that it can be very interesting and beautiful.
Gazing at the stars in the night sky and not knowing the science behind those specs of light is basically like looking at one jigsaw piece of a puzzle. It can be nice to look at but at the same time have no clue what it is. Science completes the puzzle.
Isaac also give a good example of an analogy when he stats, "Should I stare at a single leaf and willingly remain ignorant of the forest?"(P.311) This also proves his thesis by showing that it is better to look at things as a whole and not just one part.
