Scientific discoveries are a form of information with great relevance to the public.
Sharing such information is democratic; keeping such information secret is authoritarian.
I propose that keeping scientific information secret has all the same ethical and practical problems as authoritarian/autocratic political regimes.
Scientists have to ask themselves two questions along these lines:
1) Do you trust humanity?
2) What does humanity need to understand?
I suggest that scientist research issues that are important for humanity and then share their findings, rather than researching things that are frivolous and then keeping secrets.
Sharing such information is democratic; keeping such information secret is authoritarian. I propose that keeping scientific information secret has all the same ethical and practical problems as authoritarian/autocratic political regimes.
Scientific discoveries are a form of information with great relevance to the public. Sharing such information is democratic; keeping such information secret is authoritarian. I propose that keeping scientific information secret has all the same ethical and practical problems as authoritarian/autocratic political regimes.
Scientists have to ask themselves two questions along these lines: 1) Do you trust humanity? 2) What does humanity need to understand?
I suggest that scientist research issues that are important for humanity and then share their findings, rather than researching things that are frivolous and then keeping secrets.
Why so deontological all of a sudden?