To allow everything in name of science or in name of anything else will be to allow everything without any examination or logic. This is clearly against the methods and principles of science. Scientific progress is based on questioning and defying existing beliefs and conclusions, including the theories and views of imminent scientists of past. By refusing to question the and validity of existing scientific knowledge and beliefs, and with that the need for specific actions and programs to promote progress of science, we will be converting science in to something very much like a religious cult, that accepts blindly, without questioning, anything claimed to be a scientific fact and in the interest of scientific progress.
Also, there is no justification in treating science an end in it self. Science and scientific progress needs to be justified in terms of the benefits it gives to people - including protection of the environment and the natural resources available to people.
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