tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post1480294789365328858..comments2023-09-11T01:18:18.763-07:00Comments on Natural Right and Biology: Against Boundaries 3Ken Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09580209017016829598noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post-77412057841328355102013-09-30T11:07:35.991-07:002013-09-30T11:07:35.991-07:00If children of group X present a different respons...If children of group X present a different response to head injuries than children generally, their physicians might want to know about that. A scientifically coherent question is one that is framed in such a way that its answer can be solved by investigation. There are, of course, limitations on what scientists can do in order to answer such a question. Moreover, scientific and technological knowledge put to the purpose of mass murder doesn't make the latter any less evil. Ken Blanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09580209017016829598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post-700425315802357922013-09-29T15:16:09.736-07:002013-09-29T15:16:09.736-07:00Thanks, Dr. Blanchard. But what if the question is...Thanks, Dr. Blanchard. But what if the question is, "What happens if we repeatedly slam Jewish Children in the head?" That would be a sort of knowledge. So, what makes a question "scientifically coherent?" Miranda Flintnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post-87438657400415389162013-09-27T21:58:58.526-07:002013-09-27T21:58:58.526-07:00Joseph Mengele was a monster. That is not because...Joseph Mengele was a monster. That is not because of the questions he asked but because of what he did. I am guessing that almost any scientifically coherent question in his research has been asked by genuine scientists, working both for knowledge and for therapies. What is the effect on the brain of repeated trauma? Mengele investigated that by having Jewish children slammed in the head. Scientists who are not monsters have surely asked the same question. <br /><br />You raise, however, a very important point. Are there questions we should not ask? I can't think of any. Can you? <br /><br />ps. These exchanges have been very thought provoking. Please keep the comments coming. No one else seems to bother. <br /><br />Ken Blanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09580209017016829598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post-75095648688209827822013-09-23T00:57:01.860-07:002013-09-23T00:57:01.860-07:00I agree with almost all of this post - but not the...I agree with almost all of this post - but not the end.<br />First, I disagree with the idea that scientists should "investigate everything." In my view, Josef Mengele investigated things that ought never to have been investigated. Second, sometimes the reason you don't want to hear things isn't because you're scared. Sometimes it's because someone is butchering Tolstoy.Miranda Flintnoreply@blogger.com