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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (25 children)

Is the sentence hard to understand?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (14 children)

its just hard to understand how something so stupid can be said

The Wiki page defines ETHICS as

Ethics is the philosophical study of moral phenomena. Also called moral philosophy, it investigates normative questions about what people ought to do or which behavior is morally right.

What you are doing is anthropomorphizing science. Science is a method system for understanding nature.

And without ethics in science, we get nightmare bastardization of science.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (10 children)

Without ethics in Science we have a detailed understanding of our anatomy, the ability to transplant organs, numerous life saving medications, space travel, understanding of the human mind, etc.

Fact of the matter is when "ethics" are imposed on Scientific study, Scientific study is hindered, so Scientific study cannot be ethical if it is to be successful.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think you need to understand the history of science before you debate this argument, you are basically mixing metaphors

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I understand the history of Science which is why I made my OP.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don't believe you. And I am done with this debate. You have shown a very good lack of understanding in this brief encounter.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Here is some reading materials for you OP

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11060189/

You only need to read the summery to see why your showerthought is wrong

https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/whatis

This has a very comprehensive list of why ethical frameworks are ESSENTIAL to the scientific process

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

its just hard to understand how something so stupid can be said

I don't care what you believe because you have demonstrated 0 good faith since start.

You can go away now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 21 hours ago

That's rough, buddy

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