Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman
No it is not simply an opinion piece. It is a fact check. And I think one has to be off one's rocker to believe "useful information" can be gleaned by insane nazi human experimentation conducted in WW2...
Rod, one has to keep in mind that these individuals that were experimented on were viewed as less than "human" according to the Nazis. Granted they were horrible and cruel experiments, but to think that some were not conducted in order to acquire "useful" information is, IMO, not being realistic. You seem to have this idea that a bunch of "mad scientists" were simply getting their kicks by torturing people in medical experiments.
Looking at the matter
unemotionally, a great deal of useful medical information could be gathered if doctors had no qualms and were legal to engage in human experimentation.
Rod, I hope you do not think that I in any way am attempting to condone these atrocities. I worked in a hospital in an institution for the mentally retarded for many years with severely handicapped children and am quite aware of the value of human life. To think that a person has no value in this world regardless of the severity of their handicap is a very sad mistake.