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If the way it was caused to happen was unethical then yes I see a problem. But it’s not, so no, it’s not clear to me, hence why I asked.

• jameshart 5y ago
  Lying about your identity and failing to reveal that the reason for your inquiry is that it is part of an academic research project would be the ‘unethical’ part. It is unacceptable to do something to a person so you can study the way they behave, without first obtaining their consent to participate in such a study. You can observe how people behave when they are subjected to the same stimulus naturally; you can ask them if it’s okay to subject them to a stimulus to see how they react; but you can’t just do something to them and write down what happens.
• dawnbreez 5y ago
  "Someone can be shot at, therefore a researcher shooting people to see how they react is ethical." "Someone can be sued, therefore a researcher making vague legal threats to see if people waste money on lawyers is ethical." "Someone can get syphilis and not receive treatment, therefore infecting people with syphilis and denying treatment is ethical." (By the way, 2 out of the 3 are real studies. The middle one is this one. The third one is the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.)