I believe research is one of the most beneficial human activities. But for some reason as a society we will let people sky dive, horseback ride, smoke cigarett

I believe research is one of the most beneficial human activities. But for some reason as a society we will let people sky dive, horseback ride, smoke cigarettes, or get raging drunk for any reason, but if it's for research we won't let subjects consent to even the risk of filling out a survey without IRB approval.