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Nobel prize winners then vs. Nobel prize winners now (sh.itjust.works)
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Niels Bohr famously dissolved the medal he got for his Nobel Price for chemistry in acid when the Nazis invaded his home country of Denmark, to prevent it from falling into the Nazis' hands.

Unlike him, the most recent recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize of all things, who shall not be named here, because she doesn't deserve being named, handed her medal to a deranged megalomaniac and fascist wannabe dictator.

Swole Doge vs. cheems Meme: Nobel Prize winners then vs. now - dissolved medal in acid so Nazis don't get it vs. hands over medal to a deranged fascist
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[–] 4 points 9 months ago (10 children)

Scientists always had more adequate and rational moral grounds than humanitarians. That's why I always against when some "bleeding hearts and artists" start talking about "morality" of some scientific researches.

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  • [–] 29 points 9 months ago (9 children)

    That's an interesting take considering the post is about Nazis and evil scientist is a popular Nazi trope. Feel free to look into Josef Mengele and co for some chilling examples of what "adequate and rational moral grounds" can look like to people. The whole Nazi thing was built on the "science" of a superior race. The moralizing "bleeding hearts and artists" are often keeping unscrupulous people in the sciences at bay and ensuring science is grounded in humanity, which it should be. Bad people exist in every field and no field should be considered above reproach from another.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

    Neil Degrasse Tyson becoming a ragecomic meme and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. We should never have given the I Fucking Love Science crowd a voice.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    Life is not math. Exceptions are always exist.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    And yet you advocate for the scientists over the artists

    You’re not even a good troll, make it make sense.

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  • [–] -1 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    make it make sense.

    It make perfect sense. You just fail to understand it.

    Scientist: Have an overall understanding of the current moral of the current society. Specialist in his scientific area.
    Humanitarian: Have an overall understanding of the current moral of the current society. Only in extremely rare cases can do anything besides talking.

    Question: who can better understand the moral nuances of the specific scientific area?

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