I just wanted to make this thread because I thought it would be a good thread for discussion. I am mainly referring to the huge scientific explosion that happened during the Nazi regime for my argument. While I disagree with almost everything regarding Nazi ideology, it is pretty obvious that with little moral value towards their research subjects that they were able to make many scientific discoveries. The Nazi were also highly advanced in aeronautics, rocketry, remote controlled missiles, etc... (point in listing the other advancement was that they used a lot of slave labor for these projects (V2 rocket especially))
Stem cell research is also a good example of how people's ethics are holding back research. Now the USA is behind most major countries due to Bush not allowing federal aid for embryonic stem cell research (I am mainly talking about the point that lawmakers believed they were saving lives when they were just making it that the leftover embryos from in vitro fertilization couldn't be used for research and thus ended up in the dumpster). Sure, private companies could do the research but those companies are behind foreign companies now.
These aren't the best examples but I will change the op soon to provide better examples. Some better examples that I will use in the future op: medical marijuana, FDA (based on Kasz suggestion), and hopefully a few more good ones. What are your thoughts about this subject matter?
