Re: another ethical question

[dennis roberts]

At 01:51 PM 1/17/2003, Robert J. MacG. Dawson wrote:

        The question is: is it considered ethical until proved otherwise, or
vice versa? The answer seems to boil down to the purpose: if it's being
done primarily for profit, political advantage, or to sell newspapers or
TV ads, then it's assumed ethical; if it's done primarily to advance
knowledge, or the test the efficacy or safety of a product, it's, by
default, assumed unethical.

you do jest don't you ... ? since the way i read this ... i think it should be reversed
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