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On 04/07/2020 18:38, SR Ballard wrote:<br>
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<div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr"><span
style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Should a
scientist’s personal views matter in regards to recognition of
their scientific achievement?</span></div>
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Think of it another way: <span style="background-color: rgba(255,
255, 255, 0);">Should a scientist’s sexuality matter in regards to
recognition of their scientific achievement?<br>
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Or: </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255,
0);">Should a scientist’s ethnicity matter in regards to
recognition of their scientific achievement?<br>
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Or: </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255,
0);"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Should
a scientist’s hobbies matter in regards to recognition of their
scientific achievement?<br>
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</span>Or: </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255,
255, 0);">Should a scientist’s hair colour matter in regards to
recognition of their scientific achievement?<br>
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If someone has contributed to the advancement of human knowledge,
their sexuality, hair colour, hobbies, ethnicity or personal views
(etc., etc., etc.) in no way detract from that fact.<br>
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The same principle applies to any other positive contribution than
anyone makes to the human condition in general.<br>
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Praise the good things that people have done, condemn the bad
things they have done. Don't throw the baby out with the
bathwater. It's simple, really.<br>
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Ben Zaiboc</pre>
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