Science

Should all scientists take ethics courses before working?

For

Ethics prevent misuse of research and protect society.

Against

Real ethics come from personal responsibility, not lessons.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • Moral reasoning can guide scientific progress without giving religious institutions authority over research.
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  • Scientific evidence may be better equipped than doctrine to resolve practical ethical questions.
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Against

  • Science is not designed to settle questions about divinity or the foundations of ethics.
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  • Science and religion both seek truth, so neither must be excluded from ethical debate.
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