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ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
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With all the conversation going on about evolution and the
importance/meaning of science, I'd be interested in museum
professionals' take on the questions --
should science centers take moral positions on issues in which they
are involved? If so, what should those moral positions be? Should all
ASTC institutions share the same moral positions?
For example -- do ASTC institutions have a moral obligation to take a
stand on evolution? Or should they simply clarify the difference
between evolutionary theory as a scientific concept and creationism as
a religious concept)? Should ASTC institutions take an ethical stand
on topics like cloning, global warming, etc. -- or is their purpose to
engage visitors in non-judgemental exploration of scientific topics,
and to help visitors better understand the scientific method without
reference to ethics one way or another?
(just keeping the conversation lively!!)
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