Why Are Both Science and Ethics Necessary to Solve Environmental

question 16

Multiple Choice

Why are both science and ethics necessary to solve environmental problems?

• A)Science helps us understand the outcomes of particular actions and ethics are necessary to help us decide what we ought to do among a range of choices.
• B)Ethics are necessary to keep environmental scientists from exaggerating scientific truths.
• C)Ethics are necessary to provide economic solutions to problems identified by scientists.
• D)Because of societal pressures humans cannot generally be trusted to do what is right.

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