Should we always benefit from science?

Question

Should man always benefit from science, even if the means used to obtain these benefits are questionable? At what point should man ignore questionable means, in favor for the benefit of a useful scientific gain?

Answer 1

That's just another 'the ends justify the means' argument that's been poked full of holes more times than I can remember. I don't know of too many reputable scientists who subscribe to that view.

Ideally science -should- be for the betterment of civilization. But the fact is that, no matter what science discovers, somebody will usually find a way to use it to the detriment of civilization.

Doug

Answer 2

Man will always benefit eventually even though it may appear an horrific discovery initially.

One should never ignore questionable means but decide that you are the one that is going to devise or cause to devise an unquestionable means in that particular situation.

There is no bad knowledge, only bad people who decide to twist the use of knowledge for their own ends.