In general, I would agree that it's better to know something, to be able to fight it if necessary. Still, sometimes, one has to think deeply about the possible implication of a discovery, and how to handle it. If a moratory is needed to do this, then do it!
As each discovery occurs, the following question arises: What should be the responsabilities of the researcher for his discoveriy's implication? As a scientist, I can tell that it is a difficult matter. The key question is how far does the responsability goes? nel
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In general, I would agree that it's better to know something, to be able to fight it if necessary. Still, sometimes, one has to think deeply about the possible implication of a discovery, and how to handle it. If a moratory is needed to do this, then do it!
As each discovery occurs, the following question arises: What should be the responsabilities of the researcher for his discoveriy's implication? As a scientist, I can tell that it is a difficult matter. The key question is how far does the responsability goes? nel