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    Lewis Wolpert stated that scientific knowledge is value-free and has no moral or ethical value, meaning that science simply provides facts about the natural world without making judgments of right and wrong. Scientists have a greater social responsibility than ordinary citizens because they have more specialized knowledge about potential risks and implications. For example, scientists informed the government about dangers of the atomic bomb. There is a need to encourage ordinary citizens to learn more about science so they are not completely dependent on scientists. Greater scientific knowledge among citizens could help them make safer choices when scientific issues are still being debated or potential risks have not yet been established.

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    Lewis Wolpert stated that scientific knowledge is value-free and has no moral or ethical value, meaning that science simply provides facts about the natural world without making judgments of right and wrong. Scientists have a greater social responsibility than ordinary citizens because they have more specialized knowledge about potential risks and implications. For example, scientists informed the government about dangers of the atomic bomb. There is a need to encourage ordinary citizens to learn more about science so they are not completely dependent on scientists. Greater scientific knowledge among citizens could help them make safer choices when scientific issues are still being debated or potential risks have not yet been established.

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    Reflection Task 1. The Medawar Lecture ‘Is Science Dangerous?

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    Module 1 Section 1. Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society

    Name: Daub, Elycka D.


    Course/Section: GED104/A52 Date Submitted: November 9, 2019
    Instructions: After reading Lewis Wolpert’s The Medawar Lecture 1998 ‘Is Science Dangerous?’, reflect
    and answer the following questions.
    1. Obligatory Question – What did Lewis Wolpert mean when he stated that ‘reliable scientific
    knowledge is value-free and has no moral or ethical value’ (p. 1254)?
    Science can be harmful to people when a person applied it on technology. However, when it is not
    applied, science just tell how what a certain matter is. It explains what it is and we cannot do anything
    about if for it is a fact.

    2. Free-Choice Question (Choose one only. Encircle the letter of your choice before answering.)
    a. Why is the conflation of science and technology a serious problem according to Wolpert?
    b. How is the social responsibility of scientists distinct from those of ordinary citizens? Cite
    two specific situations where this distinction become apparent.
    c. How is Eugenics a classic example of the perversion of scientific knowledge?

    Because scientists know more than the citizens. the scientists have more access into which they
    can dig deeper about something. They can conduct advance researches when a simple citizen can
    do it also but with a little resource and knowledge compared to a scientist. An example of this
    that can be seen in the book is that how scientists know the implications that can be brought by
    an atomic bomb. they know how much danger it can brought to the citizens, so they informed the
    higher level, the government. The scientists have to make sure that a certain object is safe and
    reliable before someone can mass produce it. An example of this can be a vaccine or anything that
    needs to be checked thoroughly.

    3. Obligatory Question - Why is there a need to encourage ordinary citizens to learn more about
    science?

    We cannot depend on the scientists all the time. there may be a time where scientists have argued with
    each other for they cannot find a solution on a problem. By knowing and learning something more about
    science, it can help an individual to know and what to avoid even though it isn’t established yet by the
    scientists. In that way, you’re aware on what might happen, but because you have knowledge about
    science, you avoided something you know that will be harmful for you.

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