All of the negatives you list could be counteracted by giving those involved more knowledge. This is a naive argument. Knowledge has no sense of good or bad.

All of the negatives you list could be counteracted by giving those involved more knowledge. This is a naive argument. Knowledge has no sense of good or bad. It just is. And it can be used for good or bad, depending on who holds it. Whether a corporation sacrificing health of the population in pursuit of profits, a military sacrificing slaughtering innocent members of the enemy in pursuit of victory, or many other things, we have many examples in our world's history where science has been used for bad, sometimes unknowingly and carelessly (or even recklessly), and sometimes knowingly and deliberately.