Re: [asa] ICR's GENE project - ethics

Questions of the research ethics aside for the moment: here is what the result
of such "messing" would be. Once they became aware of it, they would feel yet
again confirmed in their warfare mode of thought -- persecuted not only by the
scientific establishment, but by Christian brothers and sisters, no less (whose
religious sincerity would then be questioned). Whatever the merits or lack
thereof of such research efforts, mockery will just entrench the polarizations
further, no matter how well deserved it may actually be.

Truth & reality at their very core are just brute facts that ICR folks (and all
of us) have to deal with in the end.

Human reaction to mockery and marginalization are the brute facts that we have
to learn not to ignore if we are ever going to be serious about deflating some
of the steam out of the warfare juggernaut in the U.S.

--Merv

Quoting Carol or John Burgeson <burgytwo@juno.com>:

> I've thought a lot about this subject in the past couple of days.
>
> Some here seem to be arguing that, since ICR is a fraudulent
> organization, it would be perfectly ethical to mess with their research.
>
> At least that's the only argument I've seen. Is there another one?
>
> Is the argument strong enough? I do not believe that it is.
>
> Convince me.
>
> Burgy
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Received on Fri Jun 29 14:40:15 2007