Speaking of medical research, knowledge gleaned from it, and ethics:
During WWII, the Nazis used many doctors (not all German, btw) to do medical research on their prisoners....by the thousands.
Do you know why the medical profession knows exactly how long a person could stay in cold water before dying? Because the Nazi doctors did tests and found out exactly how long it took to die. Now........the medical professional had that information, but since it was gleaned at the expense of innocent persons being tortured to death....is it ethical to use such information?
Smarter persons than I have wrestled that question of ethics. But one thing for sure.....I sure as hell don't believe the Nazi doctors deserve a medal for discovering these medical facts while torturing people to death.
The Nazi doctors were so impressed with their medical experiments, they recorded them on camera. I remember seeing the one where a boy around 12 was systematically hit in the head with a rifle butt to see how long it would take from him to pass out. After reviving him, then how long before permanent brain damage set in. Then how long before permanent physical damage was sustained.
Of course, they needed more than one boy for this.....as they kept permanently damaging the boys in the name of medical science. And, of course, some of these boys died of their injuries....but it was carefully documented.
Rather like the WTBTS. Of course these men, women & children died needlessly. But look what we've learned!
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