4 ms·
This. That editorial and its new policies might be justified, but it is definitely a watershed. The old model was: scientists discover facts about the world, p
by FabHK 4y ago
This. That editorial and its new policies might be justified, but it is definitely a watershed.
The old model was: scientists discover facts about the world, politicians/society decide what to do with these facts.
This new policy undermines the separation of descriptive (purely factual) and prescriptive, normative (infused with value judgements) statements.
Should physicists and engineers worry about whether a discovery they make could be used for new weapons?
- d0mine 4y agoYou are too generous. In practice, silencing science is not about good of the people, it is about censorship.
- musicale 4y ago> Should physicists and engineers worry about whether a discovery they make could be used for new weapons? Szilard and Einstein thought it was worth worrying about. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein–Szilard_letter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein–Szilard_letter