Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Comment on riskier more invasive research in neuroscience research in humans

My opinion regarding higher risk more invasive research is that the individual should have the freedom to participate in such research.   I also believe that if proper compensation is provided there really is nothing wrong with this.   There are people who freeze or starve to death on the streets or are denied vital medical care and die a s a result.   Wouldn't it be better for these people to be properly compensated and have a chance at a decent life rather then be left to a painful lonely death?

Advancing the rate of progress in our knowledge of the workings of the mind has the potential to accelerate the science of mind design.   A science that could revolutionize all fields greatly accelerating progress and saving countless millions of lives.

By not undertaking research that could accelerate progress we potentially delay progress, and delays of progress come at  the cost of human lives.

Also I believe in freedom, and there are MANY people who would be willing to volunteer for far riskier research if proper compensation was provided.  Perhaps they're highly in debt, perhaps their children have a fatal disease in need of funds for healthcare they're not getting, perhaps they just want easy money, perhaps they themselves have a terminal disease and would like to contribute to science.   Say several million dollars was provided as compensation, what would be the problem with them participating in risky research assuming guarantees were in place to take care of them if something went wrong with the research procedure.

Also take for example death row inmates, the death penalty should be removed, but if you're going to unjustly kill these people might as well allow them to contribute to science if that is what they want, and compensate their family or whatever charity or entity they chose.

This limitation on individual liberty, individual freedom, it is wrong, and it is more wrong, more unethical than a lot of the risky research that could be carried out and has been labelled unethical.

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