Nobility and Science

Despite popular conceptions to the contrary, lying, defying legal boundaries, covert developments and stealing can be valuable tools in the pursuit of new technology, as long as they provide advancements in science. In these cases, the end result can justify the means used. The vision that science follows a principled path, along with the ?scientific process? is often confused with the individual performing the task. The advancements produced by scientists can be mis-identified with the scientific approach used to gain them, because we often associate the outcome of the experiment (if it is an advancement) with a vision of an ethical and moral process used to achieve it. Society places great emphasis on science breakthroughs since many of them have historically either saved lives or prolonged them, promoted the common welfare, or advanced our level of knowledge.
In Bertolt Brecht?s Galileo, the author fashions a play where the reader is caught up in the emotions of the players ...