Science Ethics Are Too Important to Leave to "The Scientists"

A recent study shows that scientists are viewed as "amoral" by most of society. From the analysis in Pacific Standard, by Tom Jacobs:

So it seems suspicion of scientists is closely related to people's views about knowledge-seeking in general. While most of us see that as an unabashedly good thing, social conservatives view it as potentially threatening, as it may lead to questioning or disrupting the norms and values that keep society from falling apart.

In other words, many Americans feel t...