How Moral Is Science?

[just a believing guy]

Any thoughts?

 

[quatona]

How moral is a knife?

 

[just a believing guy]

How moral is a knife?

By science I mean scientists...

 

[quatona]

By science I mean scientists...

Why would you expect the average scientist to be any more or less moral than the average person?

 

[ximmix]

Scientists are people like everyone, but science is not moral or immoral...

 

[just a believing guy]

Scientists are people like everyone, but science is not moral or immoral...

No, ''real'' scientists are people known for their eccentricity.

 

[ximmix]

No, ''real'' scientists are people known for their eccentricity.

Are u for real..?

 

[just a believing guy]

Why would you expect the average scientist to be any more or less moral than the average person?

We're not talking of the average scientists here, but of those whom the average scientists follow. We're talking of the scientists who set examples to other scientists. They are eccentric, thus, more or less, all scientists are eccentric.

 

[just a believing guy]

Are u for real..?

Why shouldn't I be? Plenty of examples... The average scientists follow suit then, and are becoming exentric themselves.

 

[just a believing guy]

Now, can a scientist be eccentric and moral at the same time?

 

[ximmix]

We're not talking of the average scientists here, but of those whom the average scientists follow. We're talking of the scientists who set examples to other scientists. They are eccentric, thus, more or less, all scientists are eccentric.

You're not making any sense, surely this must be a poe...

 

[just a believing guy]

You're not making any sense, surely this must be a poe...

No, it isn't. Let me ask you to name a great scientist who wasn't eccentric.

 

[quatona]

We're not talking of the average scientists here, but of those whom the average scientists follow. We're talking of the scientists who set examples to other scientists. They are eccentric, thus, more or less, all scientists are eccentric.

Ok, now you´ve got that off your chest I guess this thread has run its course.

 

[just a believing guy]

Ok, now you´ve got that off your chest I guess this thread has run its course.

Why should you think so? Eccentricity often means lack of moral behavior, especially when great scientists are concerned.

 

[quatona]

Why should you think so? Eccentricity often means lack of moral behavior, especially when great scientists are concerned.

Let´s just generously assume, for purposes of your argument, that all great scientists are eccentric, and that being eccentric often means being immoral.
Now what?

 

[ximmix]

No, it isn't. Let me ask you to name a great scientist who wasn't eccentric.

Hmm, the ones you know are probably a bit eccentric, but there are thousands of scientists working every day that u never heard of...

 

[just a believing guy]

Let´s just generously assume, for purposes of your argument, that all great scientists are eccentric, and that being eccentric often means being immoral.
Now what?

Do I have all the answers? No. I'm here to debate.

 

[just a believing guy]

Hmm, the ones you know are probably a bit eccentric, but there are thousands of scientists working every day that u never heard of...

I said GREAT scientists, who exercise their (im)moral influence on their followers the ordinary scientists.

 

[ximmix]

I'm here to debate

So what is you proposition for this debate, that scientists are immoral..?

 

[just a believing guy]

So what is you proposition for this debate, that scientists are immoral..?

They are immoral, yes... They got their ideas from their IDOLS -- the great scientists.