The Science of Responsibility


by Jake Carvey


Within these hallways, we have accomplished a feat of incredible magnitude. In this temple of science we call InGen, we have achieved the rarest of all victories, ripping life from the hands of Mother Nature's darker purposes.

But as Einstein so astutely pointed out, "science can only ascertain what is, but not what should be, and outside of its domain value judgments of all kinds remain necessary."

In achieving the miraculous, we have shirked our responsibility towards a higher set of values. We have seen this in the case of the Tyrannosaurus, whose well-documented bouts with moodiness have been disappointing to all. Not the least of whom are the Velociraptors, who, created for the sole purpose of lending sport to the Tyrannosaur's eating habits, find themselves purposeless creatures. While we hear little from our illustrious leader Mr. Hammond, we are all well aware that an incentive exists to rid the park altogether of these potentially dangerous creatures.

If these two cases are unfortunate, then the story of the Brachiosaurus achieves a kind of tragedy. These gentle beasts were originally engineered to populate the lagoon, a gargantuan eye candy for feckless tourists.

The collective mind of InGen's brain trust pondered the logistical feasibility of the issue (Would the lagoon be big enough? Will there be enough room for tourists to safely observe these beasts?) without analyzing the problems at hand from the point of view of the hapless Brachiosaurus.

The results are infamous within our community. The Brachiosaurus was not only unsuited to the water, but physically unable to survive in it, as the higher atmospheric pressures at the lower depths of the lagoon crushed more than one of these poor creatures. Jurassic Park suddenly found itself saddled with a gargantuan dinosaur and nowhere to put it.

Since that time, rumors have flown up and down our corridors. Most of them are horrifying. The legal imbroglio surrounding the subversive attempt to move these creatures to the Puerto Rican countryside. An ill-fated attempt to market them as "an alternative food source." And now, the suspicious "plague" that has stricken several Brachiosaurus within their temporary home in the marsh.

As one of the scientists responsible for the actual genetic engineering, I feel guilty. As a member of the scientific community that seems bent on sweeping its problems under the rug, I am horrified.

We created these living creatures, and we have a responsibility to see our project out to the end.

I believe that if we all work together, some solution can be found. To quote Einstein for a second time, "problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them."

As scientists, we need to function at a higher level of awareness than the one we have recently displayed. I beg you all to join me in the quest for a solution.


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