>Ignoring ethical standards compromises the validity of any evidence and resulting claims If I write "just because something is unethical does not make it tech

>Ignoring ethical standards compromises the validity of any evidence and resulting claims If I write "just because something is unethical does not make it technically wrong" on a brick and then set about creating a study whereby I determine the speed at which the brick must be swung in order to kill a puppy compared to an unlabeled control brick the fact that it is unethical and morally reprehensible does not by itself make my results incorrect in the technical sense. Standards of ethical acceptableness are determined by social consensus. Those affect people's actions regarding what is researched and how it is researched. It's perfectly possible to do unethical research and draw valid conclusions from it. The truth doesn't care about social consensus or what we think it right and wrong.