Futility of debates
I have been thinking about futility of debates and arguments. Recently I was engaged in a debate. It is still ongoing. I will explain the details of the debate first and then write my thoughts on futility of arguments. In early November I attended an ethics committee meeting. (I am a member in the committee) We reviewed research proposals to decide whether the proposals describe the ethical conduct of research. Specifically, we had to look after the best interest of the research participants in these studies. We had to ensure that they are not being exploited, no harm is being done to them, their rights and safety is protected. If there are any issues that we identify then we provide our recommendations to the researchers to modify their research in the best interest of the people who will participate in the study. It was an online meeting of 3 hours. I attended the meeting from home. One of the studies that was proposed was a public health program....