I posit that "one's own selfish interests", which can include pursuing a research topic for the "general good", is a major driver of scientific inquiry. The ev

I posit that "one's own selfish interests", which can include pursuing a research topic for the "general good", is a major driver of scientific inquiry. The evaluation of whether "general good" is advanced when answering a scientific question is subjective. Might I remind you that our foundations of probability - a pillar of mathematics and more - was furthered with the intention of winning gambling games? Or that our understanding of the limits of human physiology - how much force a skull can withstand, time before death under hypothermia - was furthered by Nazi scientists at the expense of Jews and other minorities? While born out of sin, these two examples of science unequivocally better the "general good" - now...