How is science a boon to us? in debate form

Science is a boon or benefit to us because it provides us
with a systematic way of asking and answering questions about the observable physical
and living things around us.Science provides us with a way to model possible outcomes by
using the experimentation model with controlled variables.  Science provides us with a
way to determine if our idea about the way things are is valid or invalid based on
whether or not the theories behind that idea can be proven true or
false.

If a person comes up with a hypothesis regarding a
particular set of events such as Sir Isaac Newton did when he dropped a lead ball and a
wax ball from the top of the tower at Pisa. He then learned about the force of gravity
which acts upon things dropped with equal force as these items both hit the earth at the
same moment in time. Newton's original hypothesis was proven
false.

Science provides humanity with a way to experiment
with possible outcomes of a particular situation such as earthquakes and tsunamis by
building small scale models and then testing the possible outcomes. By allowing scale
model testing to occur, great human tragedies may be prevented by designing early alert
systems.

Science can greatly benefit humanity through the 
discovery of disease agents, genetic mutations, and the effects of radiation on the life
forms inhabiting the planet. Based upon these findings, scientists can make suggestions
or develop medicines to help cure or curb disease causes in living
things.

Science has been in the middle of huge religious
and political controversies as long as people have made discoveries that ran counter to
the currently held religious or political views. One must understand that science is not
a "faith" nor is it a "political party".