Hey Mackenzie-
I like how you mentioned that his passion likely drove him to move forward with the experiment even though it was clearly unethical. I feel like he chose to complete the research to prove a point to the scientific world that the standard ethical guidelines need to be revisited as technology advances. While I agree that ethical considerations and criteria shouldn’t be static and unchanging, I believe that there were other ways he could have gone about this experimental procedure. I think it would have been in his best interest to petition his governing bodies and present his ideas and purposes in advance, so that all of his efforts and research would not be tainted with scrutiny.
I like how you mentioned that his passion likely drove him to move forward with the experiment even though it was clearly unethical. I feel like he chose to complete the research to prove a point to the scientific world that the standard ethical guidelines need to be revisited as technology advances. While I agree that ethical considerations and criteria shouldn’t be static and unchanging, I believe that there were other ways he could have gone about this experimental procedure. I think it would have been in his best interest to petition his governing bodies and present his ideas and purposes in advance, so that all of his efforts and research would not be tainted with scrutiny.