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The problem here is that everyone is making statements based on their definition of "ETHICAL".
There is nothing wrong with that as the purpose of the thread is to have an open debate.

The word goes far beyond science (although that is the basis of this thread).

The simple question one needs to ask is "How far should we go in the name science?"
The answer to that question is totally subjective.

The question can never be answered with big words and clever phrases.

Rather than look at the past regarding what the nazis did we must look at the world as it is today, because in many ways it is different.

If N.Korea (for example) made some unbelievable scientific gains in the future due to a lack of scientific ethics within that country, should other nations follow their example or be left behind?

No one can deny that ethics hold science back, that question has long been answered.
The question is, once again, "Should we totally abandon them and if not how far is too far in the name of science?"