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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...
Scenario
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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The researchers at Los Alamos predicted that the detonation of an atomic bomb could ignite the atmosphere and cause deaths across the entire globe. They still pursued it.
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Could. The invention of fire could have angered the gods for stealing their secrets and caused them to snuff out the sun, yet people still pursued it.
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People pursued fire because they were too stupid to know any better. They thought fire would give them power, but all it did was anger the gods. Now the whole world is plunged into darkness because of their foolishness.
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