#Ethical Responsibility

Wonder and Responsibility: Curiosity as Moral Practice

Translating principle into habit begins with humility: assume your model is incomplete, then seek disconfirming evidence—an attitude Sagan encouraged with his “baloney detection kit” in The Demon-Haunted World (1995). Next, align inquiry with ethics through simple checks: obtain informed consent; prefer reversible over irreversible interventions; apply proportionality (risk commensurate to benefit); and adopt the precautionary principle when uncertainty is high. Thus, wonder lights the path, and care keeps our steps steady. [...]