I am a utilitarian. If you can make the argument that an experiment is a net good, then I can support it. The problem is I don't actually believe that this is t

I am a utilitarian. If you can make the argument that an experiment is a net good, then I can support it. The problem is I don't actually believe that this is the case for most experiments. The smallpox vaccine was famously tested on a child. He was given the vaccine and then injected with smallpox. All based on a crazy theory. And the smallpox vaccine saved millions because of that test. There are many similar examples from the early days of medicine. People just tested things when they needed to. The first anesthesia had only been tested on a dog, once, before being taken to the operating table. Now hundreds of people die every year because we can't test things quickly enough. Human testing is expensive, there are a ton of conditions that make it impossible in many cases, there aren't enough subjects, we can't release drugs if there is even the tiniest doubt they might not be safe or effective, etc. Many lives could be saved if we applied a little utilitarianism. But instead we only selectively apply the argument where it's convenient. The greater good argument is fine as long as it's just hundreds of chimps and dogs being tortured for basically no gain. But don't risk a single child if it could save millions! Or even a consenting adult in many cases.