Ethics holds science back

[sethnintendo]

IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

sethnintendo said:

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... 

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 stem cell research.  Sure, private companies could do the research but those companies are behind foreign companies now without the help of government research money.  What are your thoughts about this subject matter?

I'm gonna say yes, ethics do hold science back. But I do find it pretty inconsiderate to mention the Nazi experiments as an example of ethics holding science back. And what the hell does the bolded have to do with this discussion? Are you saying that Nazis happened to be ahead technologically just because they bended ethics? That makes no sense at all.

Humans should never (except certain volunteers) be used for experimenting.

Massive slave labor for the V1 and V2 rocket progams.  Without the slave labor the projects probably wouldn't have even gotten close to even using the V2.  Do you know of any Allies that used this technology during WW2?