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Are you a Planck or an Einstein?
I am doing year 12 physics and we recently researched the views of two famous scientists (Max Planck and Albert Einstein) regarding what we as humans should and should not do in the name of science.
Planck's view was that science should be studied for science's sake. To put it another way; If a question is asked science should answer it, or at least attempt to.
Einstein agreed that science should attempt to benefit the human race, however not if it involved some negative consequences.
Two examples of scientific research which were (and still are) highly controversial are the development of the atom bomb and stem cell research which raise questions of moral and ethical nature such as: what is the value placed on human life?
I personally am an Einstein, so the question I'm asking is are you a Planck, an Einstein or someone different altogether.
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