“Madness or Genius?” is a compilation of some of the most bizarre tests ever conducted. The article was definitely trying to portray some of the given experiments negatively. However experimentation being only one aspect of Natural Sciences has ceased the manipulative language techniques in the article to change my views and what I have believed in for several years.
All of the experiments from the article are definitely bizarre but they are validly justified as they for constructive scientific inquiry. Vladimir Demikhov in the 1950’s, conducted experiments that transplanted organs from animals to other animals. This paved the way for allowing human transplants, which has been proven, to have saved over 100 million lives worldwide. The preservation of many lives cannot justify the losses of a few. Furthermore, in most religions, wouldn’t human life be seen as more valuable than a canines?
Yes, some of these experiments can be seen as immoral, as consent was not always acquired or safety and rights always considered. But some of the outcomes, possible or definite, do overcome the moral implications that object to these experiments. Some would recall this as the philosophy of “For the Greater Good”. I believe that one must assess the outcomes of and the possibility of them weighing against the risks and the degree of risk involved. For an exaggerated example, if a Medical Doctor was to utilize extracted blood from a monitored person, to conduct an experiment that has a 95% chance of providing information to cure cancer, allowing “thousands” of human lives to be saved (seen as morally correct), but a small chance of not coming to any outcome would disadvantage a patient in surgery who would benefit from extra blood to recover faster, but does not necessarily require it. I would view this case, as very worthwhile.
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