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<blockquote data-quote="Elf Witch" data-source="post: 6349883" data-attributes="member: 9037"><p>Janx I can understand the desire to wipe someone who is so evil from the face of the earth. But I also question if by doing so if you are preventing giving the tools for future generations to recognize evil.</p><p></p><p>I am also not sure if wiping out something that can benefit humanity just because it was created by an evil person is the right thing to do. For example I was watching an episode of Voyager where B'lanna was infected and was going to die the doctor created a hologram of an expert who came up with a treatment that was based on experimentation on the people of Bajor. The debate was was it immoral to use this knowledge to save a life. Some including B'lanna felt yes others felt no.</p><p></p><p>If a scientist comes up with a cure for cancer and we find out that he is an evil SOB who used innocent people who suffered and died do we say no the cure is tainted and it is unethical to use? I don't know if there is a right answer. On one hand you are in a way taking advantage of the suffering and in a way encouraging unethical scientist to do it again. On the other hand you are saving millions of lives and it could be argued that at least it gave some meaning to the death and the suffering.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elf Witch, post: 6349883, member: 9037"] Janx I can understand the desire to wipe someone who is so evil from the face of the earth. But I also question if by doing so if you are preventing giving the tools for future generations to recognize evil. I am also not sure if wiping out something that can benefit humanity just because it was created by an evil person is the right thing to do. For example I was watching an episode of Voyager where B'lanna was infected and was going to die the doctor created a hologram of an expert who came up with a treatment that was based on experimentation on the people of Bajor. The debate was was it immoral to use this knowledge to save a life. Some including B'lanna felt yes others felt no. If a scientist comes up with a cure for cancer and we find out that he is an evil SOB who used innocent people who suffered and died do we say no the cure is tainted and it is unethical to use? I don't know if there is a right answer. On one hand you are in a way taking advantage of the suffering and in a way encouraging unethical scientist to do it again. On the other hand you are saving millions of lives and it could be argued that at least it gave some meaning to the death and the suffering. [/QUOTE]
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