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by enthalpyx 5953 days ago
If science gets credit for healing the sick, does it also take the blame for deaths caused by nuclear weapons? Blatant, public, and verifiable. Praise worthy? Not in my book.
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> does it also take the blame for deaths caused by nuclear weapons?

In my view, yes, it does, and science needs to learn from that (and countless other mistakes). It's certainly not universally praise-worthy. But it does provide a way for ethical people to reliably improve the human condition.

Who said anything about praise? Yes, my deity can be angry, but my faith is still more true than yours, o Christian.
The same science that lets you heal the sick also tells you how to kill people.