Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!hp4nl!htsa!fransvo
From: fransvo@htsa (Frans van Otten)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: CALL FOR VOTES:  DID HE DO US A SER
Message-ID: <602@htsa.htsa>
Date: 17 Nov 88 15:15:15 GMT
References: <1330@stiatl.UUCP> <79700016@p.cs.uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: fransvo@htsa.UUCP (Frans van Otten)
Organization: HTS A Amsterdam
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In article <79700016@p.cs.uiuc.edu> gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
>Ten years from now, a graduate student in
>biology decides to make a *REAL* virus.  He says, "geez, why hasn't
>the NIH innoculated the general population against this virus?
[...]
>Millions of deaths follow.

The biology-student above found a 'bug' in the human body. He wants to
warn the world, doing this the same way Mr. Morris warned us. That's all
they have in common. Mr. Morris merely showed the bugs by creating a
essential harmless worm. In contrast, the biology-student didn't just
show the bugs, but in the same act he caused the deaths he wanted to warn
for.

>How can you (ethically)
>differentiate between this graduate student and Robert Morris?

Easy.
-- 
                         Frans van Otten
                         Algemene Hogeschool Amsterdam
			 Technische en Maritieme Faculteit
                         fransvo@htsa.uucp