Why do any of _those_ matter? Ultimately, for something to be "worth" anything, it requires a system of values, which is exactly what ethics is. My point is no

Why do any of _those_ matter? Ultimately, for something to be "worth" anything, it requires a system of values, which is exactly what ethics is. My point is not that research is worthless. My point is that relying on ethics to assign positive value to research in one hand whilst denying the existence of valid ethics when convenient is hypocritical.