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Alright, no more discussion of the limits of free trade. Let's talk about technology. I saw a lively debate on here between @TheTroubleWithPibbles,
@August,
@Geralt_of_Uganda, etc, about whether it is ethical to develop technologies...
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This, of course, actually happened
J. Robert Oppenheimer was a brilliant scientist.
being so brilliant, he was able to conceive of, and help build, the greatest weapon known to mankind - the atomic bomb.
Oppenheimer, of course, didn't know the long term consequences of developing such a weapon - but he understood the sheer destructive potential of such a device.
Your question is: Was Oppenheimer acting ethically by assisting to develop the atomic bomb?
NOTE: In this hypothetical, history is at a crossroads. You don't know what will happen in the future - whether the device you created will be used to end life on earth or to usher in a new golden age.
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DIMWIT. It was very ethical. This weapon, while destructive, could save the lives of many American soldiers. Sure, it might kill some enemy combatants, but that's just war for you. Liberals, SMH.
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R-SLUR. You didn't go far enough - it is extremely ethical. Oppenheimer was a dorky nerd while his nation was in a state of total war. Men were on the front lines bleeding and dying for his right to be a dorky nerd - it's only right that he help out in some way.
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