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Huh? When did being smart have anything to do with being moral?

• dskhatri 17y ago
  I meant that if he was given the opportunity to work under Stephen Hawking, his research must have been impeccable and unquestionable. I think there is a good correlation between being ethical and being a good researcher.
  • gwern 17y ago
    That Torquemada believed fervently was little comfort to those burned. He probably has convinced himself that the more effectively he grubs money the better the economy goes; why, doesn't he see every day billion-dollar innovations like a laser targeting mosquitoes?
  • Shmulkey 17y ago
    Your thinking so does not make it so. I fail to see any reason why being a skilled researcher has any relevance to question of one's ethics. There's no logical connection between the two. A trivial case in point: according to social science research, conservatives -- under-represented in academia and thus less likely than liberals to be "skilled researchers" -- give more charity than liberals.
    • psranga 17y ago
      After controlling for income and excluding religious contributions (tithe)?