Blog 27

When the controversial issues of organ trafficking or human-animal hybrids are introduced to society, a mix of different thoughts are immediately brought to attention. So many opinions swarm these topics, but how many of those opinions are actually worth taking into consideration? The opinions of society on scientific developments can be broken down into two groups: (1) those who are supportive for the continuation of research and (2) those who are skeptical about the benefits and believe they violate humanity values. The scientist population is subject to being thrown into the first group. It’s a necessity for the mind of a scientist to disregard moral issues. Otherwise, progress will be brought to a standstill. It doesn’t make sense for a scientist to be studying cloning processes if they believe it’s considered “playing God”.  Does education on a subject’s matter make a difference towards the future in research and advancements? It’s necessary for an individual to compare their views to educated opinions rather than ignorant opinions. Ignorance is a direct cause of misleading conclusions. An episode of Dollhouse is compared to a real life conducted survey to show the differences in credibility of opinions between uneducated and educated opinions. After analyzing a large amount of credible opinions, it is important to create a checks-and-balances system that will not exceed the limitations brought upon by humanity. This allows for the avoidance of future problems within science experimentations. While a variety of opinions are available for any controversial issue, the opinions derived from an educated population are the only ones that can be considered credible.