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I think the point of this thread is more like this. Should anyone who opposes the research that brings about a particular technology, be allowed to benefit from that technology? It has nothing to do with contributing to society in other ways, then benefitting from other peoples work just as they might benefit from yours.
Yes they should. Just becuase I consider theists to have wrong-headed ideas does not mean I also consider them morally reprehensible and unworthy of my assistance. And even if I did consider them morally reprehensible, this would still not be good enough reason to withold a technical benefit - that would only be to prioritise my own morality as absolute.
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