PHLB02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Genomics, Uptodate
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Similarly, climate change has become deeply politicized and people are becoming increasingly divided over the acceptance or denial of this issue: another example is genomics -- many ethical concerns. Individualism: you"re an individualist if you believe that people should be left alone and that there should be suspicion of communal institutions, like the government, preference of individual rights over collective rights. Science is a community endeavour (i. e. , scientists use each other"s results to build upon, they rely on each other during peer-review processes, etc. What is more, individuals believe that these private matters shouldn"t concern the public, government, experts, or other third parties. Scientific claims can and always should be challenged -- there will always be doubt and uncertainty. "dr. fauci said last year that masks don"t even work!" - he likely said this before the research revealed that they actually do work. Bs of universal standard: cherry-picking facts to support a particular narrative.
