(November 13, 2020 at 9:08 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: Considering that science is simply a systematic way for carefully and thoroughly observing nature and using consistent logic to evaluate results I would not divorce it from the state.
Do you want to separate the state from being thorough? Do you want to separate the state from using careful observation? Do you want to separate the state from being systematic? Or do you want to separate the state from using consistent logic?
The government should always value scientific fact. For example our judges have been consistent in bitch slapping evangelicals trying to claim creationism or ID are co equal to real science and want to teach it alongside and let kids choose.
And on top of that, while the Constitution rightfully defends freedom of religion, we have laws that can have parents arrested for neglect or child abuse if when harm comes to the child and they try to cop out to their faith.
But again, as I pointed out, governments have used science in very abusive ways, like WW2 Japan and Germany.
Point is be it the public or private sector, for science to maximize benefit and minimize harm, there has to be ethical oversight always.
