"In a properly organized society like ours, nobody has any opportunities for being noble and heroic. Conditions have got to be thoroughly unstable before the occasion can arise. Where there are wars, where there are divided allegiances, where there are temptations to be resisted, objects of love to be fought for or defended-there, obviously, nobility and heroism have some sense. But there aren't any wars nowadays. The greatest care is taken to prevent you from loving any one too much" (Huxley 237).
In arguing on both sides of how scientific and technological advancement benefits humanity is demonstrated when Helmholtz, John, and Bernard are brought to the Controller after being taken away from the hospital for throwing away soma. Once they were brought to the Controller, John, asked questions to why the people in the brave new world are conditioned to not believe or do certain things. The positive affects to living a world where people can be conditioned to believe in certain things is that people would not disagree on topics, there would be no crime, wars can be avoided at all costs because people would not get into conflicts about wanting to take over certain lands or having disagreeing views. The negative affects to living in the brave new world is that it could get boring at times because the people in this society do not have their own opinions on certain issues such as having women born sterile and children not having any parents to care for them.
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