Stem cell therapy, preventive genetic examinations, therapeuthic cloning, green and white gentechnology (already growing at our fields), modern analytic methods for medical diagnostics – the research interests are as abundant as their potential investors.

Hans Magnus Enzensberger, a german essay writer, outlines in his essay “Putschisten im Labor” (DER SPIEGEL 23/2001) that the globalised and highly dynamic scientific industry is opposing the obsolet and paralysed humanities, namely philosophy, ethics and theology that have nothing to reply but forming committees or express too extreme and thereby indefensible attitudes. On the other hand the scientist, captured in their absolutistic ivory tower and (in my experience) prodigius onesided specialised knowledge feel offended.

Are unspecialiced laymen allowed to criticise and interfere with the scientific discours? Could these actions show any effect in a global acting scientific society that is not bound to national laws?

Arts and science are free. This is one of the principle human rights.

But what if research results are about to interfere directly with our lifes, with the fundamental origin of our identity, our substantial existance?

There is no sense in asking this while science is about to overexeed peoples most elusive imagination. Could a prohibition show any effect in this global movement? I don’t think so.

Where are the critic thinkers, the sceptical scientists? Our society needs competent and dedicated authorities in science that can provide orientation for research with consultation of ethic and moral standarts as well as humanitarian, economic and scientific interests.

But is a group of dedicated scientists capable to make their colleagues see reason again?

It’s about current developments in science, society and media.

The world is changing, faster than we are able to change or to apply to the new environment.

What is happening to us? Where is this journey going to end?

I’m going to contribute my ideas and questions to open a room for critical sight on what exactly we are doing here.

Come back and find out…

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