Morally Nuetral Knowledge (was: Frayn�s �Copenhagen�

[David Morris]

>From: Bandwraith at aol.com
>JWells7908 writes:
> > In a message dated 09/28/2002 2:54:05 PM, davidmmonroe at yahoo.com writes:
> > "In 1941, two friendsand brilliant physicists, Niels Bohr and Werne 
>Heisenberg meet in Copenhagen. Their work had led to the development of the 
>atomic bomb, yet they were on opposite sides of the greatest global 
>conflict in history."
> >
> > Yours sincerely,
> >
> > Jules
>
>So is scientific knowledge (e.g., quantum mechanics)morally neutral?
>
>regards

It could be that such knowledge is a dirty secret and that such knowledge is 
inherently corrupting.  This is the essence of the Garden of Eden story.  
Ignorance is bliss.  In such a world "scientific knowledge (e.g., quantum 
mechanics)" is not morally neutral, since it was supposed to be kept secret.

Was there another way you meant this question to be understood?

David Morris






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