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40Scholars and researchers should not be concerned with whether their work makes a contribution to the larger society. It is more important that they pursue their individual interests, however unusual or idiosyncratic those interests may seem. 部分同意 1、在科学研究结束以前，研究成果对社会的贡献是不确定的，所以不需要太关心 The discovery of electricity is a case in point. When the scientist first found the phenomena of electricity, some reporters asked him to predict the potential use of it. The scientist replied like this: could you predict the contribution of a man when he was just a baby? As time passes, electricity becomes one of the fundamental factors in peoples everyday life in modern world. 2、许多科学家凭自己的兴趣研究，最后成果仍然对社会有益 兴趣激发的研究更有动力，且容易成功 Einstein Albert who simply put his effort in the theoretical physics eventually promoted the advances in natural science. Watt James who just interested in the mechanism of the steam engine eventually propelled the Industrial Revolution in the eighteen century. 3、当然科学家也要考虑到研究对社会可能的影响 纳税人的钱;对社会有危害的研究 And their research should not cause serious problems in society. Clone of Human is an example. Although some scientists have strong interests in cloning human beings, they should not do that, because such research will cause many problems in ethics and morality. | 
