Benefits Quote by Anonymous

Science in itself is morally neutral; it becomes good or evil according as it is applied.

— Aldous Huxley

Science cuts two ways, of course; its products can be used for both good and evil. But there's no turning back from science. The…

— Carl Sagan

At the end of the day, if there are truly ethical considerations, those have to override scientific considerations.

— David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville

Nothing that you do in science is guaranteed to result in benefits for mankind. Any discovery, I believe, is morally neutral and it can…

— Arthur William Galston

The great benefit of science is that it can contribute tremendously to the alleviation of suffering at the physical level, but it is only…

— Dalai Lama

Science cannot stop while ethics catches up ... and nobody should expect scientists to do all the thinking for the country.

— Elvin C. Stakman

“compassion, not science, will be the influence that will lead humanity to the peak of its potential.”

— Will Jelbert

You can't blame science for being used for evil purposes. What you can do is say, 'This is an exceedingly powerful tool.' And you…

— Richard Dawkins

Reliable scientific knowledge is value free and has no moral or ethical value. Science tells us how the world is. ... Dangers and ethical…

— Lewis Wolpert

The moral issue here is whether the United States Congress is going to stand in the way of science and preclude scientists from doing…

— Rosa DeLauro

Even should it be conclusively proved that human beings benefit directly from the suffering of animals, its infliction would nevertheless be unethical and wrong.

— Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding

I worry that even well-intentioned attempts to "improve nature" (say by reducing suffering) will make things worse even in their own terms.

— Dale Jamieson