Albert Einstein – Are some scientific discoveries, like the atomic bomb, bad, even if the individual had good intentions? by Mbuyi MWAMBA

Albert Einstein – Are some scientific discoveries, like the atomic bomb, bad, even if the individual had good intentions? by Mbuyi MWAMBA https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4 Think of “tugs” or reasons why you support the "yes" or "no" side of the dilemma. Post your response below. en-us 2020-08-19 20:28:19 UTC 2024-11-12 15:43:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9d0.png https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/918072697 No is my answer but the reasoning gets to be tricky. I don't think that scientific discoveries are bad. Knowledge and understanding is not bad just by itself. It is what is done with that knowledge that gets into the right and wrong, good and bad aspect. I have had many ideas about things that seemed like good ideas to me. When others pointed out to me the "bad" ways the idea could be used I had to rethink my original idea. I believe that you learn or discover things like the atomic bomb before you start imagining the down side to them. Most people (yes, there are exceptions) don't discover or invent things out of evil intentions but what is done with the knowledge after is often out of their hands. So I stand by my NO answer but the tug of war part remains in my reasonings and I often have the tug of war with myself. Sheri Sheridan]]> 2020-11-12 19:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/918072697 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/921590181 Yes. The German and Japanese scientists who performed horrific experiments during ww2 made some profound discoveries. Some argue the end justifies the means, but there is no justifying what they did for the sake of "science". Knowledge is power, but power corrupts. I often hear people say good came out of the bad, so therefore it is ok. I say no way. Just because you can do something doesn't mean it is to be done. ]]> 2020-11-13 19:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/921590181 hpinksto https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/928111924 I would have to say No, because most inventors do not create things to cause harm to others. The elements of the atomic bomb weren't necessarily created specifically for it, but smaller inventions combined to create it. ]]> 2020-11-16 17:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/928111924 lharms2 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/937441094 No because these discoveries have changed our lives for the better. It's not the discoveries or the knowledge that is bad, it's how people use that knowledge. Yes, what people did in the past were horrible that lead to these discoveries but these discoveries should not be held accountable for the actions of people. Besides, we learned from these mistakes in our past, we learnt not do what these people did before us. ]]> 2020-11-18 16:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/937441094 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/952027182 Lorie Rasch Cruz- No, even though the questions is a little misleading due to the fact that it is asking if discoveries could be bad even though they were done with good intentions. But then, it is giving me the example of an inventions such as the atomic bomb not a discovery. If I look at it from the side of inventions I will be on the no side of the dilemma because a bomb like that could kill millions of people even after it was detonated due to its radiation problem.]]> 2020-11-23 12:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/952027182 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/957079168 Cecilia Groters -Scientific discoveries are not simply good or bad. With every discovery come beneficial and negative impacts to society. So, if I had to respond to the prompt as is written, I would have to say no because there would be some aspects of the discovery that would be beneficial. The internet is an example of a discovery that has brought on many negative implications that were not envisioned by the individual who conceived of the idea. But, many benefits to society have come from it, from empowerment and awareness, to bringing people together in a way not possible before. ]]> 2020-11-24 17:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/957079168 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/958386053 Miranda Hernandez- No, because every discovery, scientific or not, is going to have its pros and cons. That's why it is important that as an "inventor" you weigh in all of the possibilities that could come from your discovery. ]]> 2020-11-25 01:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/958386053 mbonill3 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/966006099 Marynes Bonilla- I don't believe some scientific discoveries can be classified as bad. I believe a discovery is a discovery in itself, and we are able to gather useful knowledge and information that we may not have had access to before. ]]> 2020-11-27 16:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/966006099 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/966550663 Jeanmarie Bryant No, the atomic bomb ended WW2 and could have saved countless lives of US soldiers. ]]> 2020-11-28 00:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/966550663 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/967670338 Georgina Gutierrez- I don't think that scientific discoveries are bad. I think any discovery can be useful knowledge to learn from and put to use in another area. I think that without scientific discoveries we would not be as advanced as we are asa country. ]]> 2020-11-29 01:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/967670338 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/972933495 Katie Ceja, I completely believe scientific discoveries are good. It's humans that make it "bad". We choose to use the discoveries to our benefit or our demise. We would not have so many wonderful medicines, technology, and ways of doing things if we all though scientific discoveries, (even some) were bad. ]]> 2020-11-30 19:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/972933495 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/982267893 Yes, I think that some discoveries could be labeled as "bad" if there is suffering or loss with no positive outcome. Especially if in the wrong hands, some can have terrible outcomes. -C Caraway]]> 2020-12-03 01:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/982267893 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/988198394 I do not think scientific discoveries are bad. Many of these discoveries can benefit us. It is bad when these discoveries end up in the wrong hands.]]> 2020-12-04 16:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/988198394 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/988867272 I do not think scientific discoveries are bad IF the individual had good intentions. If someone goes into it with bad intentions then it could be considered bad. C. Medrano]]> 2020-12-04 19:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/988867272 msmith2619 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/990550914 I don't think information and discoveries are bad in and of themselves. It is what we chose to do with that information that can be good or bad. And that is completely up to the person.]]> 2020-12-05 19:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/990550914 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/990667462 I think scientific discoveries should be considered successes! Even a discovery like the atomic bomb could lead to other discoveries. However, I do feel that the intent of the individual is very important. Theressa Krodle]]> 2020-12-05 21:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/990667462 iaguila11 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/990734557 Isela Aguilar - I think some scientific discoveries are not bad, because from each new discovery we learn something new. This helps us further develop the understanding of the topic in the specific field of study. New discoveries help us either get closer to an answer to something bigger or get the answer to something we were looking for. On the other hand when the discoveries are used for the bad then the discovery itself can be put to question. ]]> 2020-12-05 23:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/990734557 tcampbe4 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/990814220 The discoveries themselves are not bad because there is no way to avoid it, but I do think that some of them have turned into a bad thing due to how it has been used by society. Since something cannot be half bad and half good I would lean more towards the side that it is bad regardless even if there were good intentions. ]]> 2020-12-06 02:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/990814220 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/990922345 No, I don't think the discoveries themselves are bad. There is no way to know all the ways a discovery will be used, and you can't possibly be responsible for everyone beyond you intending harm using your discovery. Without discovery and advancement, we wouldn't be where we are today - even though the internet can be used for awful things, it can also be used for powerfully good things. Angel Minjarez ]]> 2020-12-06 05:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/990922345 kpringl1 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/992247921 I don't think the discovery is bad, but rather the use of that discovery can be bad. In this situation, the discovery could have been used in a variety of other ways that would have proven to be positive solutions to larger issues. This particular example was used in a way that some of the individuals using it thought was possibly going to lead to that positive solution, but it did not. The discovery itself is not to blame. The use of the discovery is what could be bad or good. Kellie Pringle]]> 2020-12-06 22:10:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/992247921 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/992446031 Although there were advances that occurred with the discovery of the atomic bomb, I believe that it had a profoundly negative impact. The scientists that discovered this may have had good intentions, but the result of their experiments led to an immense amount of grief. Does this mean that this scientific discovery was bad? Absolutely not. Scientists during this time reacted to what was needed, and were successful in doing so. ]]> 2020-12-07 00:56:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/992446031 eklophau https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/996337372 I think the discovery is not necessarily bad, but the one who uses the discovery might be bad. Whether an atomic bomb, a gun, or a car, the "driver", if he/she is ill-intentioned, could cause major devastation and destruction. I think the real question is How do we keep good things out of the hands of bad people? I do know Oppenheimer's intentions were good. He was devastated when he saw how his discovery was used. He and his family then began a legacy of humanitarianism and philanthropy that still continues with the generations of his family still living. ]]> 2020-12-07 23:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/996337372 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/996657669 Yes, some scientific discoveries are bad, but not all. I believe that there are certain things in the world that should not exist, regardless of the fact that we have the capability of making it. If there is something made, and individuals who have good intentions have it, that means that those individuals who have bad intentions have the potential to re-create it, and it could be detrimental. I also believe that some things are not necessary to make. If the goal is world peace, why create objects of war?]]> 2020-12-08 02:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/996657669 vmorales62 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/996719256 A scientist studies and discovers new things. These discoveries may not be bad, but the people that see a hurtful potential in them and implement them are the villains in the situation. So, in my opinion, not all scientific discoveries are bad. What makes them bad is the use that it is given.]]> 2020-12-08 02:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/996719256 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/998874046 It is not the discovery that is good or bad, it is the use of the discovery that can then be analyzed morally. --Madison Pruden]]> 2020-12-08 16:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/998874046 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/998970095 Ryan Fiske - I would say no just because I don't think a discovery can be bad, only bad for some people. The discoveries themselves often have good and bad applications. What people do with them is not up to the person who made the initial discovery.]]> 2020-12-08 16:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/998970095 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/999021237 Chantel Neal-I think that if a scientist had good intentions when making a discovery that the said discovery is not inherently bad. In that situation it is how the scientific discovery will be used by others that makes it bad.]]> 2020-12-08 17:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/999021237 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/999751769 Karen Noriega - I don't think scientific discoveries are bad because each discovery helps us learn something new and in the end they benefit us in some way. I feel like the only way a scientific discovery could be considered as bad if it was created with the sole purpose to bring harm. ]]> 2020-12-08 19:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/999751769 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1000120913 Kaylin White-I don't think the discoveries are bad. The discoveries are bad when put into the wrong hands. New scientific discoveries help us further our resources and knowledge. ]]> 2020-12-08 21:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1000120913 awilli151 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1000338402 Anitra Williams Chosing to ignore the finality of 'our' research findings may be convenient and even comfortable, but it bypasses the fact that research can have devastating effects.

]]> 2020-12-08 22:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1000338402 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1000669283 We cannot be responsible for the actions and intentions of others. That would be madness and could cause ethical dilemmas for the smallest of decisions. The invention of the atomic bomb also brought us innovations in cancer treatment and the ability to travel to different parts of the solar system. -Tanya Wilson]]> 2020-12-09 01:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1000669283 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1000696914 I don't think scientific discoveries are "bad." It is when humans manipulate these said discoveries that make them "bad." In my opinion, all scientific discoveries are a success! - Elizabeth Winans]]> 2020-12-09 02:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1000696914 sharris516 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1000780934 I believe that if the scientist or whomever had good intentions when creating said object then those scientific discoveries are not bad. However once they are put into the wrong hands or the creator had bad intentions to begin with then yes. Many things in this world today are deemed bad because of how humans have manipulated them. - Sydney Harrison]]> 2020-12-09 02:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1000780934 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1000834692 I do not believe that scientific discoveries are bad. It is how people use and manipulate them that determines the positive or negative outcome of those discoveries.]]> 2020-12-09 03:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1000834692 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1000836025 I think that if the individual has good intentions, scientific discoveries are not bad. Scientific discoveries has helped many bad situations in the world. ]]> 2020-12-09 03:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1000836025 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1000878579 2020-12-09 03:52:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1000878579 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1000881282 When created with good intentions I do not believe that scientific discoveries like the atomic bomb are bad. It is scary that these inventions can get in the wrong hands but without them we would not be progressing as a society. - Sarah Gonatas ]]> 2020-12-09 03:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1000881282 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1001002546 I think discoveries like the atomic bomb are bad. Good intentions are not intentions that are always good for everyone. I think these scientific discoveries are dictated by the state of the world meaning if the world is concerned with helping life all-around then the discoveries we will find will most likely be tailored to the preservation of life. If we are concerned about conquest, or killing then we will use brilliant minds and ideas to create equally brilliant tools of destruction. ]]> 2020-12-09 05:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1001002546 ebanowsk https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1001039585 I don't think scientific discoveries can really be labeled as good or bad. I think that all scientific discoveries are "progress" which leads to growth, which is a positive thing. However, the idea of good and bad can more so be linked to the intentions of the person who choses to take action with that discovery.]]> 2020-12-09 05:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1001039585 varizmen https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1003076832 I believe Scientific Discoveries are always geared toward the common goal of how it can benefit us, the human race. That goes to say that there are good intentions behind them. However, what one decides to do with them afterward can result in bad things depending on the person. I think, some things should carefully be thought of before pursuing. Seeing all the things that could go wrong if these things do fall in the wrong hands. But unfortunately this does not happen often. ]]> 2020-12-09 17:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1003076832 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1004207679 Depends on what you consider bad. As for the atomic bomb, what good was possibly foreseen with such a discovery? Weapons are always used to harm and or kill. So yes, we can discover things that are "bad". ]]> 2020-12-09 21:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1004207679 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1004255963 Without scientific discoveries nothing would ever be invented. Are all the outcomes good? No but there is always something learned from the experience. Heather Gee]]> 2020-12-09 22:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1004255963 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1004280865 Yes, I would say that the atomic bomb is bad, along with a couple other scientific discoveries. There is no purpose for it beyond pure and utter destruction. Why would you even be researching that unless you wanted to find ways to cause pure and utter destruction? Some things are better left unknown. -De'Breon Bailey]]> 2020-12-09 22:13:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1004280865 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1004407944 Yes, Weapons in general lead to death and destruction, but they also lead to defense and preservation of life. The atomic bomb was a weapon that killed without a chance to fight back. It was made to kill and destroy which it did easily. Now, some would say this weapon was meant as a defensive measure in a war. I would argue that this measure was absolutely overkill. Wars are created by higher up people in governments. They are not created by civilians working 9-5s to provide for their families. The lives taken by the atomic bomb were innocent lives that had very little to do with the war.]]> 2020-12-09 23:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1004407944 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1004641572 Yes, the atomic bomb is very bad along other weapons between all the nations. The atomic bomb that cause major destruction. The atomic bomb was made to kill and have a huge advantage of the war. As these weapons were used in past wars it's very important to teacher our future generations of what should not cross future history again. ]]> 2020-12-10 01:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1004641572 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1004684539 Esteban Cortes Yes, because the net gain from some discoveries might not justify the costs of discovering it.]]> 2020-12-10 01:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1004684539 wrobbins4 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1004854227 No. Although there will always be people who will seek to manipulate powerful inventions and ideas for their own evil means, I don't believe there is such thing as a "bad discovery." Maybe humans misuse the invention or idea, but that doesn't mean that the discovered thing was bad, it means that we didn't engage with it responsibly. ]]> 2020-12-10 03:16:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1004854227 eklee3 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1229340545 2021-02-23 01:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1229340545 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1232000308 I think yes, some discoveries can be bad. The atom bomb was a huge achievement, but it also leads to many deaths and injuries and there is always the possibility that it will fall into the hands of those who do not have good intentions. - Camm Schamp]]> 2021-02-23 15:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1232000308 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1233386555 Yes, some scientific discoveries can be bad. For example, the atomic bomb was a great scientific discovery, but also killed many innocent people. I have heard of scientists trying to bring dinosaurs back to life. I believe this would be bad as well. We could be creating something that could kill mankind. ]]> 2021-02-23 19:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1233386555 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1234473565 Yes - I believe that some scientific discoveries can be bad even if the scientist had good intentions. I believe this because in the case of the atomic bomb, it was used for bad intentions. Even if the scientist themselves believe it could better mankind there are always others that might use something for ill intentions. - Kendra Welsh]]> 2021-02-24 02:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1234473565 jfelix18 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1234697310 No, some discoveries like the atomic bomb may have had good intentions but someone may have choose to do bad with it. People are greedy and love control and will misuse a good thing to do bad and vice versa.]]> 2021-02-24 05:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1234697310 sphelps22 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1238020218 No they are not bad they are just that a discovery. It is what people choose to do with them that make them bad or good.]]> 2021-02-24 19:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1238020218 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1242720452 No, I do not think scientific discoveries can be deemed "bad". It would depend on a persons definition of the word "bad". I think this is somewhat of a shallow word to use because it could have many different connotations. I think scientific discoveries can have negative and positive consequences and outcomes but are not necessarily "bad". ]]> 2021-02-25 18:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1242720452 cchlup1 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1251066625 No I don't think the inventions are bad. I think that bad people tend to use the scientific inventions in a bad way. The inventions themselves can be used for good. ]]> 2021-02-28 23:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1251066625 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1254656886 This is a double ended dagger question. Yes some are bad discoveries. But if that person didn't discover it...someone else would have. So then I feel like no...some aren't bad. Knowledge is power and unfortunately there are some people in this world that won't stop until they have all the power accessible. ]]> 2021-03-01 18:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1254656886 mmille111 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1254958931 This is a tug of war question for sure. Students might need a little background knowledge in order to make an informed decision. Some scientific discoveries ARE bad, even if the individual had good intentions. The atomic bomb is an example of a bad scientific discovery. It was used to kill many, many people in Asia. The inventor may have had good intentions for the atomic bomb. However, it's use had a negative affect on many people.]]> 2021-03-01 19:01:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1254958931 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1270495853 Yes, I thought of the phrase "Ignorance is bliss" in this situation. Some stuff just is not worth knowing about because of the repercussions or effects.- Phoebe M]]> 2021-03-04 18:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1270495853 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1270888452 Yes, sometimes scientific discoveries are harmful instead of helpful and they can lead to negative effects. ]]> 2021-03-04 19:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1270888452 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1274535385 I don't think there are bad scientific discoveries, but I do think that some things, once discovered, are better left unused. The reality is that eventually someone is likely to discover what you decided might be bad, leaving you behind and still dealing with the technology you chose not to produce or discover yourself.]]> 2021-03-05 16:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1274535385 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1277430447 Yes, some scientific discoveries can be bad. People are not perfect and though they may create or discover things for the good there will be someone that have bad intentions. T-Mashriki Sieber]]> 2021-03-07 00:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1277430447 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1287806810 No because these discoveries were not intended to cause harm to large groups of people. There is not much we can do when the information comes across someone who wants to use it for bad. - Destiny Beaver]]> 2021-03-09 14:42:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1287806810 ccantubo https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1289726242 I'm torn.... I want to say no because IF the individual had good intentions then obviously they never expected the disaster that would occur from it. But my final answer is YES because of how extreme the discovery was and what it lead to.]]> 2021-03-09 20:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1289726242 cnavarro49 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1290018874 My answer will have to be NO. I understand that the atomic bomb is very very dangerous weapon, however maybe the person behind it didn't intentionally create it to hurt anyone. I like to think of it as a weapon to defend ourselves when we are in danger.]]> 2021-03-09 21:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1290018874 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1294555473 I would say that I am split between both sides. I do not think that these inventions were created to be bad or for harm but in a lot of cases they are always used as weapons by default. ]]> 2021-03-10 18:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1294555473 mblake14 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1295367185 I agree with the prior post. No, there are reasons we explore and develop new ideas & technology. However with the best intentions, innovation can be used to harm. I feel that the betterment of society depends on these trail blazers that lead us to find many more way to help than to harm. ]]> 2021-03-10 22:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1295367185 aubiera https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1298787753 This is a difficult question to take a hard stance on. I do believe that the discovery of the atomic bomb is inherently bad because I fundamentally disagree with it's use. Even if the intentions were good, the outcome is bad. -Ashley Ubiera]]> 2021-03-11 16:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1298787753 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1299503431 No, I know the actual invention is not something we should be using but this discovery has lead to other discoveries. You never know what effect the discovery has had on other discoveries. I could of inspired people for other great discoveries. It is a stepping stone to more discovers. Natalie Cervantes]]> 2021-03-11 18:14:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1299503431 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1318396597 I don't think the invention of the atomic bomb was bad. I think the way that people have used the invention is bad. - Guadalupe Cerda]]> 2021-03-17 00:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1318396597 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1318869053 If the scientific discovery harms and brings about much suffering, yes, I would say it is bad. I believe someone said, the way to hell is paved with good intentions.]]> 2021-03-17 03:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1318869053 sruffin https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1320937362 I think the answer is relative. What is the definition of bad? What one thinks is bad another may think is good. I would say a discovery itself is neither bad or good. How it is utlized determines that.]]> 2021-03-17 14:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1320937362 sbean12 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1322096128 I wouldn't necessarily call it a bad discovery. I believe that all inventions are creative in their own way because its something that either no one has thought of or hasn't been successful with. The atomic bomb was well thought out even though it was used for bad intentions. The person that created it wanted to use it for good, it wasn't his fault that others thought otherwise.]]> 2021-03-17 18:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1322096128 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1323720270 I would say no because I don't think it is the scientific discoveries that are "bad", I think it is the way they are used. The way they are used is where the negative or positive aspect comes in to play. If you look at the atomic bomb, it ended up being a bad thing because of the way it was used by people and the deaths it caused. But in another's hands the outcome could have been different.]]> 2021-03-18 03:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1323720270 evirgenr https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1323876853 No, some scientific discoveries are not bad. Inherently, scientific discoveries are neutral from their conception. They are just facts that were found that we are now aware about. It is only the manner in which they were discovered (in that if people were hurt in the process) or even their application that can be bad or good, and even then not for everyone.]]> 2021-03-18 05:11:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1323876853 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1326238615 No, I do not think scientific discoveries are bad. I believe it's the matter of the moral helm behind that scientific discovery that will either wield it for good or evil. We have had amazing revelations and break throughs with scientific discoveries. It's the direction that the scientist takes the discovery that counts. -Tara Robertson]]> 2021-03-18 15:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1326238615 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1326584370 No I do no think that scientific discoveries can be classified as good or bad. Each new discovering is going to have its pros and cons. Even with cons, that is how we grow and fix things. Not everything can be perfect, just like with people discoveries grow and get better when there are problems to overcome. Without the involvement of scientific discoveries, our country would not be what it is today. Everything takes growth at some point. ]]> 2021-03-18 16:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1326584370 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1331026301 No it is not bad. scientific discoveries are something to celebrate. However, we need to know the damage that this sort of discovery can hold. ]]> 2021-03-19 18:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1331026301 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1331208257 Claire Millis -No, because even if these discoveries led to bad things happening, the discovery itself is not inherently bad. How humans choose to use something does not determine if that thing is good or bad in itself. Having these discoveries can also be lessons in what not to do. ]]> 2021-03-19 19:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1331208257 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1332899900 I don't believe scientific discoveries are bad, but enhancing some into a real life situation may have negative effects. Scientific discoveries are meant to give us knowledge and learn more about it, but when personal reasons are inflicted into the situation and cross morals it is incorrect. ]]> 2021-03-20 18:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1332899900 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1334543245 I would have to say that yes, the invention of the atomic bomb was bad. I don't think that any good intentions were behind the invention of the atomic bomb.]]> 2021-03-21 14:30:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1334543245 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1335127246 I don't believe that any scientific discoveries are inherently good or bad regardless of intentions. Good or bad can come from just about any discovery depending on what humans choose to do with their newfound information. For example, nuclear power generation came from the discovery of the atomic bomb.]]> 2021-03-21 19:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1335127246 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1335204451 Yes, some scientific discoveries are bad because sometimes people's motivations are not helpful or contributing to the good of the world. There are many examples of this throughout history. Inventions simply made to hurt or cause pain. One example would be the guillotine. ]]> 2021-03-21 20:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1335204451 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1335208428 2021-03-21 20:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1335208428 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1335223633 I think that some scientific discoveries like the atomic bomb are bad. Even if the atomic bomb was used to save lives, it cuased to much destruction and killed many innocent people. In conlusion, scientific discoveries that are bad can be replaced with other alternatives that can benefit all.]]> 2021-03-21 20:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1335223633 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1335303067 Yes, if a scientific discovery causes destruction or death, I believe it is a bad discovery. We should be sure to use our discoveries for positive effects and not negative ones.]]> 2021-03-21 20:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1335303067 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1335347045 No, I don't believe scientific discoveries are all bad or used for the wrong reasons. Any scientific discoveries can be use in the way it was intended or can be used in the wrong way. It can be a matter of opinion, but we call all agree that their are exceptions. ]]> 2021-03-21 21:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1335347045 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1335840342 I'd have to say in some cases, yes because although the intentions of the creator may have been good, if something like that were to get in the hands of someone with bad intentions or wants to cause harm then there'd be a bigger issue at hand. So it really depends on the individuals plans with these scientific discoveries. ]]> 2021-03-22 02:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1335840342 mbohl1 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1338296674 Yes, even though the intentions weren't bad the invention itself is still bad. ]]> 2021-03-22 14:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1338296674 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1338356043 I do not think that scientific discovery has good or bad intentions. Science works to fix or give better solutions to problems. What those discoveries are used reflect the core of beliefs that the government has to use the scientific discoveries good or bad.

]]> 2021-03-22 14:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1338356043 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1339124548 Yes , although the invention may have been for the greater good, some people have ill intentions so you cant expect for everyone to want to use if for good]]> 2021-03-22 17:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1339124548 aisbell12 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1339435572 Yes. Intention is irrelevant; impact/consequence determines morality.]]> 2021-03-22 18:01:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1339435572 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1340015157 I would have to say no. I completely understand the severity of an atomic bomb, but the possibility of the person behind discovering it didn't initially create it to harm someone. There are many scientific discoveries that are better unused, or in line of defense, but its about the intentions. ]]> 2021-03-22 20:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1340015157 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1340018189 Scientific discoveries are not bad themselves. These scientific discoveries have different applications. The usage of the discoveries are another matter entirely. Just because an individual has used the discovery with bad intentions, it does not mean that the discovery itself is bad.]]> 2021-03-22 20:10:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1340018189 ysantiag https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1340427060 I believe that all scientific discoveries are positive. The atomic bomb, although had some negative repercussions, was a scientific breakthrough and by saying that they shouldn’t have been discovered or that they were bad for our society is a disservice to the men and women. that but a lot of hard work in making these scientific discoveries. In conclusion, the discoveries themselves aren't "bad", it's what humanity does with the discoveries that has a negative impact in our world. ]]> 2021-03-22 22:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1340427060 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1340537068 I believe that science discoveries are good. Humans were given freedom to make positive and negative choices. These freedoms should not reflect upon the science discovery if the individual chooses to make a negative choice. The individuals that put their heart in soul into it should not be negated of their discovery if fallen into the wrong hands.]]> 2021-03-22 23:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1340537068 dhubbard16 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1340650448 No, the discoveries aren't bad. It's what people decide to do with something that can be that damaging that is bad.]]> 2021-03-23 00:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1340650448 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1340775452 Jpaschal, The discovery itself cannot be bad because the discovery is not an actor; the individuals that act upon or use the discovery for good or bad intentions are the actors that are bad or good. ]]> 2021-03-23 01:26:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1340775452 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1340964957 I don't agree that scientific discoveries are bad. Scientists are in a continual state of learning, and each discovery they make is important. Even discoveries that might seem like a bad idea are still good, because it lets people know of some things they need to do to keep them safer. It's the people that make some discoveries bad, in wht they choose to do with those discoveries. S. Guerrero]]> 2021-03-23 02:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1340964957 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1341060001 Carolyn Cooper, If the scientific discovery harms and brings about much suffering, yes, I would say it is bad. I believe someone said, the way to hell is paved with good intentions. I forget to add my name on this post on March 16.]]> 2021-03-23 03:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1341060001 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1341106998 Felipe Rosales, Inherently, the discovery isn't bad. Like they said in Jurassic Park "They were so concerned with if they could, they never even asked if they should". It all depends on what they do with that information. Knowledge is not good or bad, it's the actions that people take with that knowledge that determines it's morality.]]> 2021-03-23 03:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1341106998 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1341173898 Yes, because sometimes intentions can still have a negative effects. For instance the atomic bomb killed many people and even though the intention might have not been meant to be bad, it still caused a lot of harm. -Jocelyn Rodriguez]]> 2021-03-23 04:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1341173898 mgaddis3 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1580871610 I think knowledge is neutral. It depends on what is done with that knowledge that makes it "good" or "bad." The atomic bomb was discovered because of a discovery of nuclear fission. The knowledge of these things is neither good nor bad, but what people do with it is what puts a moral descriptor on it. - Mica Gaddis]]> 2021-06-02 22:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1580871610 mgaddis3 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1580871747 2021-06-02 22:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1580871747 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1581265043 Yes. If it can cause that amount of destruction at the hands of an ill-intentioned human, it seems bad to me. ]]> 2021-06-03 02:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1581265043 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1582971402 No, I do not think that scientific discoveries are bad. There are people in this world who can use almost anything with bad intentions. It is how the information is used, by each individual, that is the protentional problem. -Laura Galloway]]> 2021-06-03 16:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1582971402 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1583117407 No, I believe all things can be bad in the hands of the wrong person. However, I feel like all scientific discoveries shed light on unknown things. Even scientific discoveries that do bring about negatives the scientific discoveries that follow bring more positives. For examples, vaccines are a result sometimes of negative discoveries. - A. Holiday]]> 2021-06-03 16:58:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1583117407 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1583257421 The atomic bomb and any human inventions are bad if the individual had bad intentions. For example, the creation of sharp items helped people so much to cut literally anything, but some individuals use it to threat, hurt, and even kill each other with it. The atomic bomb is a good invention, but only with good intentions. ]]> 2021-06-03 17:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1583257421 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1583354853 Jittarious A. Williams - All things could be good or bad. Just as water. Too much water can flood the body and not enough causes harm to the body. We cannot say water is good or bad, so atomic bombs are subjective to the audience, but again, they can not be depicted as good or bad. Suppose there was a an alien invasion to wipe out the human race, but we rid our atomic bombs. What do we use then, in order to protect ourselves?]]> 2021-06-03 18:14:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1583354853 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1583619639 Kristine Betik ]]> 2021-06-03 20:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1583619639 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1583624563 Kristine Betik - No I do not think that scientific discoveries are bad. I believe that they help us get to the good. When we discover something, for example that we do not put our hands inside a hot oven. When we discover that a hot oven will burn our hands, we discover a oven mitt to use in the oven. We got to the good by going through the bad. ]]> 2021-06-03 20:17:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1583624563 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1584154933 No, scientific discoveries, like the atomic bomb are not inherently bad. Scientific discoveries have a have positive and negative consequences. They sometimes help to uncover other meaningful discoveries.]]> 2021-06-04 01:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1584154933 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1585732087 Yes, I agree that scientific discoveries like the atomic bombs are bad. Inventions like the atomic bomb put the extinction of the human race at the tip of human hands. On another note, speaking on the energy side of things, the atomic bomb has been proven to not be as effective as scientist once thought and the waste from the bomb is enriched plutonium which is extremely toxic. Scott Stephens ]]> 2021-06-04 16:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1585732087 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1586026726 Yes, there are some inventions that are bad and/or can be used for bad by someone else other than the originator of the invention. Though many inventions can and will be abused, some things just shouldn't be created to begin with due to the destructive nature of them. The atomic bomb changed the face of warfare forever. It is scary to think of people improving on this invention knowing it can destroy the human race in a matter of seconds. ]]> 2021-06-04 18:32:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1586026726 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1587013700 Yes, some scientific discoveries are bad because they are used in ways that are harmful to society. The atomic bomb is a great scientific feat, however it destroyed many peoples lives and homes when used in war. It significantly changed the way war was conducted. I also think of the many chemical compounds that have been discovered that are used in manufacturing, fertilizers, and other industries that pollute our air and water. This has caused permanent damage to our Earth. ]]> 2021-06-05 15:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1587013700 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1587013986 2021-06-05 15:00:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1587013986 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1587014017 2021-06-05 15:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1587014017 mallman6 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1587089494 No, I don't believe some scientific discoveries are bad. What is bad are those that use it under malicious intent. We cannot control how others respond to what we discover. Are we not supposed to make any discoveries now, in fear that someone will misuse them? ]]> 2021-06-05 16:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1587089494 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1588342190 No: If a person discovers something with good intentions, it is not their fault that someone else used the discovery for harm. In science, sometimes you discover something while looking for something else so a discovery can happen when not even looking for it.]]> 2021-06-06 21:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1588342190 jkehlenb2 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1588343143 No: If a person discovers something with good intentions, it is not their fault that someone else used the discovery for harm. In science, sometimes you discover something while looking for something else so a discovery can happen when not even looking for it. ]]> 2021-06-06 21:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1588343143 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1589113643 Intentions aside, new scientific discoveries, even if they are bad, can be refined for good.]]> 2021-06-07 05:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1589113643 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1589730968 Not all scientific discoveries are intentionally bad, even if they eventually become so. You never know how someone else if going to take a new concept and twist it for their own means. ]]> 2021-06-07 12:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1589730968 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1590568195 I don't think the discovery of something is within itself bad, it is the use or possible use of that discovery that could lead to bad actions or results. ]]> 2021-06-07 17:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1590568195 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1590656335 Michelle Hernandez Scientific discoveries made out of good intentions are not bad, these scientists are not able to control what others choose to do with their inventions. ]]> 2021-06-07 17:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1590656335 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1590931121 No: Freedom is what America is all about. Freedom of information does not mean that that information is bad if it can be used for negative ways.]]> 2021-06-07 19:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1590931121 btolozad https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1591091437 Yes. Discoveries are subject to human intentions and manipulation.]]> 2021-06-07 20:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1591091437 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1591096567 Brianna Hicks: Based on the way that the question is worded, I would say no. Discoveries themselves are not bad- what can be bad is how those discoveries are used and handled. ]]> 2021-06-07 20:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1591096567 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1592042123 Amanda Pierson: No, The discoveries are not bad. What can make certain things bad is what humans decide to do with them. ]]> 2021-06-08 05:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1592042123 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1593252794 Caroline Luckau: Scientific discoveries themselves are not bad, but having variables such as human interaction can make things bad. ]]> 2021-06-08 15:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1593252794 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1593528686 Lena Kunkle: Even if a scientific discovery may at first appear to be "bad" other outcomes are possible given that researchers can often find other "good" uses for the discovery that lead to advances in medicine or that benefit our quality of life.]]> 2021-06-08 17:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1593528686 jbolling10 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1593670720 Jennifer Mount: I think one must examine why the discovery was made. There is a very grey area between bad and good when thinking about things like the atomic bomb. I'm sure because of the atomic bomb, there was much scientific research that followed that might not have happened without it. I also think that it is hard to say that a discovery that killed so many people was good.]]> 2021-06-08 18:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1593670720 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1593730670 Helen Negrete - Yes, I totally agree with this statement. For example, who would have thought that when creating a way of transportation, as an airplane, it would become a way to send bombs through the air to targets on earth? So, even though as an individual level there was good intentions when creating airplanes, and it still fits the purpose as a way of transportation, it stills became something evil, not planned by its creator. ]]> 2021-06-08 18:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1593730670 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1593745765 Yes, things like the atomic bomb are bad. Even if the intention was good, the bomb is still devastating. I do believe we can learn from mistakes/bad discoveries and find out how we can overcome them, which ultimately is a good thing. ]]> 2021-06-08 18:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1593745765 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1593866705 Jeannine Miller-- I don't think it's the discovery itself that is bad. I think scientific discoveries are awesome and how the world has been able to exist and evolve for so long. I think the bad comes in the intentions after you have made such discovery. I think everything happens for a reason and every scientific discovery has its purpose in life. ]]> 2021-06-08 19:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1593866705 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1594055644 Fred Miller - I don't feel that the scientific discoveries are bad, I think that it boil down to how others use the discovery. The Scientists themselves can mean for their discovery to better humankind, but some chooses to change or modify what has been for evil purposes it should not be the fault of the Scientist. ]]> 2021-06-08 21:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1594055644 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1594080351 Nitza Campos - Whether something is good or bad is not based on the intentions of the individual who discovered/invented/created it. You determine if things are good or bad based on the qualities of the discovery/invention/creation. The intentions of an individual are completely irrelevant when deciding if something is good or bad. The intentions of an individual are another discussion/debate. ]]> 2021-06-08 21:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1594080351 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1594081502 2021-06-08 21:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1594081502 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1594082988 2021-06-08 21:36:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1594082988 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1597297890 While the inventor had good intentions the atomic bomb has been used to clear out populations. I don't believe that it make the person bad for inventing it. Yvette]]> 2021-06-10 01:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1597297890 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1597621800 B Jones - What if the person that invented the atomic bomb had used his/her talents to create a counter bomb of sorts that cleared out and cleaned up the environment after an atomic bomb? What if the inventor of the atomic bomb were to only wipe out male? Would that change anything?]]> 2021-06-10 04:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1597621800 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1654929801 I can't think of positive or "good" outcome of an atomic bomb. Innocent life is lost. The bombing of Hiroshima/Nagasaki did ultimately bring about the end of WW II but at what cost? I do think a scientist or inventor does have some culpability as to why/how their "creation" was invented and how it could be utilized in the future. Do the positive outcomes of the invention outweigh the negative ones? J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist and "Father of the Atomic Bomb" once quoted from Bhagavad Gita, "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."...so yes I think he's responsible for the negative result of the atomic bomb as well as the only good to come out of it...the end of World War II.]]> 2021-07-19 16:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1654929801 mbrown1716 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1654996834 I think that the term "discovery" is the important thing here. If a scientist makes a discovery, that cannot be bad because it is simply a part of the world. Some elements on our planet are toxic to humans but discovering their existence cannot by definition be bad. If however, a scientist is "inventing" things through their scientific research that are purposefully harmful, that would be much closer to "bad". If Newton was hurt by an apple falling on his head, that pain was worth the discovery of gravity and the understanding it gave us to different things.]]> 2021-07-19 18:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1654996834 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1655044383 Cydnee Dwyer - Yes; scientific discoveries can be bad even if they individual had good intentions because I fell it comes down to how we as humans decide to use these discoveries. The discovery itself is a simple part of life, however, they way humans manipulate this discovery is what makes it bad. ]]> 2021-07-19 19:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1655044383 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1656159205 I think there can be some scientific inventions that can be bad, like the atomic bomb. There are somethings that just don't need to be created or messed with. If we had never created a bomb we wouldn't have to worry about bomb threats from another country, or all of the lives that were ruined when the US dropped those bombs in Japan.]]> 2021-07-20 17:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1656159205 aarana32 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1656196761 No, scientific discoveries are not bad they are beneficial for the world. Discoveries like this lead to more knowledge. I feel that what people choose to do with the discovery can sometimes be positive or negative. ]]> 2021-07-20 18:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1656196761 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1656205619 I honestly am not sure how I want to answer this. Long ago a cave man discovered fire. Fire can ravage homes and destroy forest but where would we be without it. It is not the wand that concerns me, it is the magician. ]]> 2021-07-20 18:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1656205619 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1656335274 I think there are always two sides.I think it is and easy and useful invention that has saved many lives in mines particularly when people have gotten trapped. Unfortunately In the wrong hands they can cause destruction,damage and death . ]]> 2021-07-20 23:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1656335274 toakes2 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1656482028 There are many inventions that have benefitted society that can also be used in a negative way. We need to take more responsibility as individuals and societies in how we use the discoveries we are presented with rather than just labeling the discovery or invention as good or bad. ]]> 2021-07-21 01:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1656482028 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1657227118 Lisa D. I would say yes, that some discoveries are still bad despite the intention. I think when these types of discoveries are made, scientists need to weigh the pros and cons before releasing their discoveries. ]]> 2021-07-21 15:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1657227118 mnewton14 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1657270200 Yes. Just because it makes sense in the science world does not make it ethical. Having good intentions is not enough when we are talking about an atomic bomb. The gravity of it's damage it too large not to consider how it will affect the world in a negative way. ]]> 2021-07-21 16:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1657270200 yhuckaby https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1657384256 I don't think scientific discoveries are not bad. What you do with them is what makes it bad but the knowledge gained from the discoveries are priceless. Some discoveries can lead to positive outcomes like new medicine and cures while others can be catastrophic. - Yolanda Huckaby]]> 2021-07-21 18:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1657384256 avo25 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1657730524 No. The invention itself was neither bad nor good. The use of the invention is what we can apply morality to, but not the scientific discovery itself.]]> 2021-07-22 01:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1657730524 aleon116 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1658058588

In my opinion, I don’t think scientific discoveries are bad, a discovery is a discovery. It is the people that make a discovery bad.

]]> 2021-07-22 06:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1658058588 jgreggs https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1658393848 No, I think scientific discoveries are awesome because it is proof of someone's inquiry and persistence until the answer was uncovered. I think what happens is those scientific discoveries are sometimes used by others for evil intentions. ]]> 2021-07-22 14:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1658393848 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1658447488 No, because a scientific discovery is inherently neutral. The only good or bad comes from what is made of it and how it is used. ]]> 2021-07-22 15:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1658447488 jmcarthu https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1658449370 No, a scientific discovery is inherently neutral. The only good or bad comes from how it is used and for what purpose. Also how the discovery is made. Like the Nazi medical "discoveries" made in the Holocaust that came from torturing innocent people. Those are inherently bad, but also an outlier when we talk about scientific discoveries due to how unscientific those "discoveries" were. ]]> 2021-07-22 15:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1658449370 sking118 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1658515445 No, I do not think the discoveries themselves are bad. In the end it is what people do with these discoveries that make them bad.]]> 2021-07-22 17:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1658515445 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1658628148 Stacy Green - No, but knowledge is power. And with that power comes great responsibility. Sometimes the invention of things are not used for their original intention. They discover that the invention can be used in different ways. It's not the scientific discoveries that are bad, it is the people that use them to harm or hurt that are bad. ]]> 2021-07-22 20:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1658628148 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1658708332 Jessica Greene-- I would say no because just because a discovery ends up leading to something bad doesn't mean that it was a bad discovery. For example, I don't think the original goal of any "bad" invention is to hurt people or things with it. I think it starts as an idea of a possibility or solution or a "help", then some one comes along and uses it in a way that creates harm. ]]> 2021-07-22 23:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1658708332 Chau Ly- I would have to say no to this statement because a discovery end up being misused does not mean it wasn't a great discovery. There may have been great intentions behind the discovery, but was misused. https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1659589771 2021-07-23 18:15:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1659589771 I would have to say that any scientific discovery is good, in that gaining more knowledge is a good thing. If the knowledge gained is used for flawed purposes, it is the purposes that are bad, not the discovery of new information. - Denise Bailey https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1659712968 2021-07-23 23:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1659712968 Elizabeth Hartzler https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1659982377 I say yes, because not every scientific discovery benefits the world, even if the intentions are perceived as good. The atomic bomb helped the U.S. win WW II, but it was not beneficial to the rest of the world. ]]> 2021-07-24 15:08:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1659982377 Larissa Myers https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1660007173 Yes. Scientific discoveries are judged as "good" or "bad" by balancing multiple factors that contribute to their overall value to humanity. Some can be clearly labeled as better than the others: penicillin is good, cigarettes are not. But many discoveries are hard to place in either category: things like plastic or automobiles, which have high utility value, but contribute to pollution and a climate change. The discovery of atomic energy could have been a blessing for a human kind as a source of clean energy. However, the creation of an atomic bomb that in the wrong hands can destroy an entire Planet within a few hours does not compensate for whatever good intentions someone has had while contemplating it. As the old adage goes: " The road to Hell..."]]> 2021-07-24 16:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1660007173 Melissa Mullen https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1660037486 My answer is yes. Not all discoveries benefit the world even with the best of intentions. The atomic bomb was beneficial to United States but I am not sure the rest of the world would agree. ]]> 2021-07-24 18:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1660037486 Matthew Anderson https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1660072556 I think scientific discoveries mean a discovery of new truth, which is a good thing. The use of that knowledge, on the other hand, can certainly be bad. However, I cannot judge the discovery itself as a bad thing. ]]> 2021-07-24 21:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1660072556 Shelley Hucaby https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1660106693 No, I don't think scientific discoveries are necessarily bad, Gaining new knowledge is not bad but what you do with that knowledge could be bad.]]> 2021-07-25 00:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1660106693 kcryer https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1660135507 Discovery is about seeking a new way or truth to enhance a situation. The curiosity behind the discovery is what leads to cures of some of the world's most awful diseases. Now, once your discovery causes more harm than good, you must cease any further activity.]]> 2021-07-25 02:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1660135507 tgutierr2 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1660334652 I do not think that scientific discoveries are bad if the individual had good intentions. I think that what they choose to do with their new knowledge and discovery could be what makes their actions good or bad, but not based off the discovery alone. ]]> 2021-07-25 15:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1660334652 tsimmon1 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1660396571 Scientific discoveries in of themselves are neither inherently good nor bad. Even if the intention of the invention was for ill gotten gain, knowledge in the scientific community has been furthered and good can come of it.]]> 2021-07-25 19:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1660396571 Anna Donnell https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1660499688 No. Things - discoveries - inanimate objects - cannot be good or evil. They exist as neutral. They do not have morality. It is us as humans that can use something for good or evil, because we have morality. Even things that were once used for bad can be taken and used for good by other people. ]]> 2021-07-26 00:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1660499688 Yes, unfortunately I feel that some scientific discoveries can be bad even with good intentions because many times good intentions are countered with bad intentions. https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661310817 2021-07-26 18:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661310817 Yes, unfortunately I feel that some scientific discoveries can be bad even with good intentions because many times good intentions are countered with bad intentions. dwood4aisd https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661311684 (accidentally posted anonymously below before signing in)

]]> 2021-07-26 18:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661311684 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661317841 Yes I think some discoveries are bad even though the intentions might be good. I think of it as you never know who the information might fall into and what they do with it. For example the person who created the atomic bomb might of not actually wanted it to be used to kill so many people .]]> 2021-07-26 18:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661317841 No, I do not believe a scientific discovery can be considered bad. It is always good to search for answers or knowledge. Knowledge in a vacuum has no inherit properties of good or bad. It is how one chooses to apply that knowledge that is good or bad. Understanding how someone can die is not bad, ensuring that someone dies however, is bad. https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661332714 2021-07-26 19:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661332714 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661340264 R Wicks
Are Some Scientific Discoveries Bad...Good
I think that scientific discoveries are considered bad because mankind chooses to make it something that is used for evil. It is all about intent.]]> 2021-07-26 19:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661340264 Yes kalvarez52 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661393773 Scientific discoveries, such as the atomic bomb, should never have been invented. Once the scientist starts going down that road and discovers that in the wrong hands it could be used for evil, the knowledge needs to be destroyed. ]]> 2021-07-26 21:17:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661393773 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661397554 2021-07-26 21:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661397554 ksmith2027 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661414757 Yes, there are some scientific discoveries that I would consider bad despite the intent of the one who discovered it. The atomic bomb is an excellent example because there is no good use for it, so what is the purpose in creating it to begin with?]]> 2021-07-26 22:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661414757 Some scientific discoveries can be bad despite the intentions, but that doesn't preclude the fact that they might open the doors for other discoveries which could be good. https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661448894 2021-07-26 23:11:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661448894 Some scientific discoveries can be bad despite the intentions, but that doesn't preclude the fact that they might open the doors for other discoveries which could be good. meldredg https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661450377 2021-07-26 23:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661450377 mjohns311 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661478628 Yes, some discoveries are bad even if that person's intentions were good. I don't think inventors thought about pros and cons when it came to how people can take a good idea and use it for bad.]]> 2021-07-27 00:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661478628 Yes, Natasha Acevedo https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661514039 Some scientific discoveries can be bad no matter the intentions. Some of this discoveries like the atomic bomb not only has killed and harm people but people have long term effects like cancer because of this discovery. Not to mention now the constant power between countries because they have this resources to threaten others with. I think intentions are not the point if something bad is discovered I think he scientist needs to put a stop to it. ]]> 2021-07-27 00:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661514039 Yes, some scientific discoveries had good intentions but didn't go so well for the ones that were at the hands of the discovery. While in the past history of discoveries there was not known knowledge of the long term effects. Einstein's equation opened the world to possibilities but, it also opened the world to mass destruction when J. Robert Oppenheimer was head of the team that created the first atomic bomb that was detonated. No one knew what that would bring later on but it brought on many complications later for the people that handled the atomic bombs and that were exposed to them. kbryant218 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661642603 2021-07-27 02:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661642603 Scientific Discoveries https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661654953 Yes, I believe there are bad discoveries like the development of the atomic bomb. The bomb continues to be a threat to our world. One country tries to be in control of another country by threatening to use the atomic bomb. No one wants an atomic bomb to go off in their country, yet they still exist. Just because the bomb was developed does not mean the bomb should continue to be produced. ]]> 2021-07-27 02:57:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661654953 Yes, I believe there are bad discoveries such as the atomic bomb. The discovery of the atomic bomb killed people. The intention of the bomb was to and did harm people. I do not believe discoveries should be made to harm people jblanco71 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661688859 2021-07-27 03:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1661688859 yes, categorizing humans based on skin color, language, gender, socioeconomic status, marital status, etc... All of these labels have been used to ostracize individuals, start wars, slavery, take away basic human rights, etc... https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662207464 2021-07-27 14:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662207464 No, I don't believe that they're considered bad. If it wasn't for the discovery atomic bomb, we wouldn't know what we do today. History would be altered. The intent was to gain more knowledge, insight. Ultimately its what the scientific discovery is used for is what can be considered good/bad not the actual discovery. pvaldez17 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662215789

]]> 2021-07-27 15:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662215789 Bad, but Good? hbarber13 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662245314 I think given what we most commonly know about atomic bombs - the chaos, destruction to societies and planet, loss of life - has most people perceiving them in a negative light; an extremely bright light (get it?). So, we know how atomic bombs have been used historically, but what if they could be used to create life? A study done at Stanford made calculations about nuking Mars' ice cap to vaporize the CO2 and also create water vapor - both are highly effective greenhouse gasses that can thicken the thin atmosphere of Mars and regulate the temperature to be more habitable for life. The study concluded that the entire world's arsenal of nuclear weapons would not yield a sufficient outcome, but only a fraction of what was needed. But, think of the analogy of a firecracker in the palm of an open hand going off, and a firecracker in the palm of a closed hand going off. Perhaps the nukes would need to be drilled into the ice before detonation to have a greater impact. There's also a risk that this forced terraforming could destroy what chances of life are already there. Obviously more studies need to be conducted to determine the pros and cons. Perhaps we can innovate better alternatives than a good atomic bomb yielding potentially bad or ineffective results.]]> 2021-07-27 15:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662245314 I wanted to start this by saying I do think that some discoveries are bad even when the intentions are good. There are many things that went awry even if someone wanted the best. Lets take strip mining. Using coal as a resource for industry was huge! However, it is a big pollutant, is finite in its availability, and the way we get it has destroyed parts of the Earth. Then, I realized that the destruction was the catalyst to finding other ways to produce power, which has been really good for us in terms of fixing what we already messed up. https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662306520 2021-07-27 17:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662306520 bgrado https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662324573 I believe that the discovery of the atomic bomb is not bad, but rather those who utilize it to destroy others are bad. I think it is important to advance science and make new discoveries, and although some discoveries can be used for evil or destruction, I don't believe it is the scientists fault that the discovery was used for wrongdoing. ]]> 2021-07-27 17:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662324573 Scientific discoveries dandrews20 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662401564 yes, some scientific discoveries are bad. It destroy other people and land. It should not be made to hurt people and land. ]]> 2021-07-27 19:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662401564 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662408054 This is not an easy question to answer. First of all the atomic bomb was not discovered it was created by man. Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassman discovered nuclear fission. When an atom of radioactive material splits into lighter atoms, there's a sudden, powerful release of energy. The question rather should be whether an atomic bomb should of been used against fellow human beings.
Chris Ortiz

]]> 2021-07-27 20:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662408054 I dont think scientific discoveries themselves are bad , I think how people chose to go about them andd use them are what makes them bad. https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662431499 2021-07-27 20:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662431499 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662468035 2021-07-27 22:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662468035 No, I don't believe so. I believe that with good intentions, discoveries are good. Humans don't have the power or knowledge to pre-learn how things will end up over time. mgoolsby https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662469655 2021-07-27 22:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662469655 Yes. Sometimes people have good intentions, however their inventions are not good. It doesn't make the inventor bad, for all I know he created the bomb by accident. I don't feel like it's very likely, but many ideas, discoveries, and inventions can go bad with out the intention. https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662481861 2021-07-27 22:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662481861 No, The inventors of things are not necessarily bad people and the inventions are not invented to cause harm, it people with bad intentions that make inventios bad. https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662483413 2021-07-27 22:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662483413 rsalubi https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662570554 I don't believe that it is bad because the intention behind it was good. There are many things created for good and individuals will take it and use it for the wrong reasons. Like social media for example. It was created to keep friends and family connected, but often times people use it for malice. ]]> 2021-07-28 01:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662570554 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662591708 Yes. I think that even if the inventor had the best intentions that their invention can still be bad. I believe it is what people choose to use the invention for that makes it good or bad.

]]> 2021-07-28 01:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662591708 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662594353 2021-07-28 01:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662594353 I don't think that anything is in and of itself bad. I think it that is all about how things are used. So the atomic bomb itself is not bad, but when it is used for evil purposes, that would be bad. However, if somehow it could be repurposed for a positive use, that would be using it for good. (Jennifer Hembree) https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662644231 2021-07-28 02:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662644231 Yes, Even though the atomic bomb was created with good intentions, individuals have make it bad due to their negative intentions. https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662711418 2021-07-28 03:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662711418 I think one must examine why the discovery was made. There is a very grey area between bad and good when thinking about things like the atomic bomb. I'm sure because of the atomic bomb, there was much scientific research that followed that might not have happened without it. I also think that it is hard to say that a discovery that killed so many people was good. https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662718395 2021-07-28 03:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662718395 No, I don't think they are bad just because they discovered it. We, the humans are the ones that change everything for good or bad, that will depend on the intentions and goals. The same concept could apply to the airplanes, they were invented to transport people from one place to another in a shorter period of time, not to carry guns, bombs and weapons! mveranie https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662751343 2021-07-28 04:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1662751343 No, however, I think sometimes people don't have the best intentions when deciding when to use the inventions. https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1663432079 -Mason Nantz]]> 2021-07-28 21:06:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1663432079 No, I feel that the discoveries itself are good, now the person's intentions is where it could be steered in the wrong direction. jhogan217 https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1663442390 2021-07-28 21:30:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mmwamba/arl958u0xdjj7pa4/wish/1663442390