(November 3, 2021 at 4:53 pm)GaryAnderson Wrote:(November 3, 2021 at 4:50 pm)Spongebob Wrote: I'm not confused at all, but your statements are.
1 - Scientists have identified the fundamental forces using the scientific method. (I assume you mean the strength of each force).
A theist can hypothesize that statement 2 is true, but this is just a hypothesis, not a theory. I have no problem with someone asserting such a hypothesis, but that's all it is. He will have to do the necessary work to move this to theory territory.
3 - Again, this is a loosely supported theory, not a very strong one. He can assert this all he wants but it doesn't mean its true.
The only thing you stated before that was very well supported was that the big bang marked the beginning of our universe. This is supported by very strong scientific evidence and thus is beyond any whimsical arguments to the contrary. Those other arguments are far weaker and thus less worthy of acceptance.
I don't know what's so confusion about this for you.
Okay based on what you’ve said there’s is no confusion between you and I and I agree with everything you’ve said. It’s also good to see that you don’t have a problem with anyone asserting a hypothesis.
Honest answer? I have no idea.
The idealist in me says science as a principle belongs to everyone. Like open source software if you will. But that at the scientists who develop new discoveries are morally responsible for its application.
But that's not how it works in the real world. Companies can and do put patents on GM modified plants which could benefit the world.
They also put patents on drugs and charge a premium. I can't do anything about that.
Seems to me there are a great many things I would like to change, but simply cannot. Perhaps a beginning of wisdom is to recognise the things one cannot change to concentrate on the things one might be able to change.
A different perspective: Simple Marxism simply refuses to accept the concept of intellectual property rights because it's part of property rights. Consequently, science and all discoveries belong to everyone.
Intellectual property rights are the part of property rights. Nature of communistic society will be deteriorated the intellectual property rights. Marx is always advocated centralized and planned economy. Equal distribution of economic resources is the essence of Marxist thesis of social evolution.
Marxist View of IPR | Lex Research Hub
ME? oh, I'm a happy little capitalist and consumer, living a comfortable retirement thank you very much. Because it suits me, I adopt a pragmatic approach to the question, not a moral one.
