(April 20, 2017 at 12:43 pm)Macoleco Wrote: Science
I wouldn't leave it at that.
There is a difference between the tool "scientific method" and the individual human using the tool the "scientist".
Russia has nukes, Saudi Arabia has Nukes and those weapons require scientists to maintain them. What matters is the ethics of the individual, which should never be confused with the tool itself.
Don't confuse the hammer as being the same as the human using the hammer. A hammer can be used to build a house, but it can also be used to smash someone's skull in.
I put it like this. I value facts. I value objective neutrality in using scientific method. I value the science that leads to less suffering. I don't like that corporate scientists lie to the public to protect products that pollute. I don't like military scientists who support dictators like Un or theocracies like Saudi Arabia whom would use science to create weapons to threaten the world with.
But I do value the neutral tool of scientific method with applied ethically, like a doctor has an oath to heal and reduce suffering.
