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> anti-science Science is a method of inquiry, and that inquiry is typically and always ought to be bound by ethical restraints. I hope this particular experi
by tspike 5y ago
> anti-science
Science is a method of inquiry, and that inquiry is typically and always ought to be bound by ethical restraints.
I hope this particular experiment goes well and that we see a large benefit, but dismissing all ethical objections to ecosystem manipulation as "anti-science" is ludicrous.
- op00to 5y agoThe objection is that this is basically as benign as an experiment gets. Small population of invasive species - we brought them here, and they are only a small (2%) portion of total mosquito population, but cause most of the disease.
- unishark 5y agoWell if the ethical position is that manipulations based on science are "unnatural" and therefore objectionable, then it is pretty directly anti-science.