Just because we CAN do something, does that mean we SHOULD do it? I mean, think about the repercussions if we did everything we are actually able to do. Not pretty.
I was reading an article today about how a group is petitioning for the right to dig up Leonardo DaVinci's body so that they can make a 3d model of his skull to determine if the Mona Lisa is a self-portrait in disguise. I've long believed that it is. It is a mystery that doesn't need to be solved. We have the ability to solve it. Won't that ruin the legend for some, though? And what good and useful purpose would it serve? Why disturb the man's remains after all these years just to satisfy somebody's morbid curiosity.
If we allow them to do this, where will be stop next time? There is no good reason to dig him up. If that is allowed, next time the envelope will get pushed a little further. Science has brought us a long way. It has also raised new ethical questions that we never had to ponder before. Just because we CAN do something, doesn't mean we SHOULD.
Let Mr. DaVinci rest in peace. Look at the real question here in their petition to disturb him - the question of whether or not we will allow science to blur the lines of ethics - and answer with a resounding NO.
Stepping off my soap box now.
2 remarks:
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Silliness gone to seed. Let the man rest in peace. Science my ___!
Let it go , weightier matters, please.
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