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| Should science be censored? |
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Do scientists need to be morally responsible or should science be amoral?
What arena should science and scientists move in when conducting research? Should scientists be free to study and research any areas in science and technology or do they have a duty to be "responsible" to their public?
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Debate started 19/02/2004 |
REPLIES POSTED: 20 |
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| RJ |
Posted 27/06/2004 17:59 |
| United States |
I believe that the majority of scientists take the amoral stance to justify their actions. Civilized people must possess moral guidlines to live by. Otherwise, we are no better than animals or savages. Scientists have an obligation to conduct themselves in a responsible manner, just as are the rest of society. You can't shirk your moral responsibilities, just by choosing to ignore they exist or matter. |
| TechnoDragon |
Posted 27/06/2004 18:24 |
| United States |
Reminder here folks. WWII, Hitler. He kidnapped , captured or hired large numbers of scientists to research on humans. At the end of the war the documents found outlining his research were read and it was found that they did some horrifying things to subjects in the effort to advance medicine and sciencs. At that time all of the countries involved decided to either destroy or lock away all of the information. This despite the fact that Hitler's scientists had made incredible brakthroughs in medicine. The thought behind it...the amoral way the results were acquired did not justify the results. |
| Jack |
Posted 27/06/2004 20:30 |
| United States |
To learn by research is a must, however responsibility to the public at large is a necessity. |
| cliff |
Posted 29/07/2004 22:42 |
| United Kingdom |
Science must surely be amoral by definition as it is research into what exists in our world and universe around us. As for how the research is carried out and what the end results are used for must be an ethical issue decided by society at the time. |
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