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So if people think the earth is flat, mapmakers
should reinforce that belief in order to sell more maps, even though they
know better???? That would be unethical. There should be more to human
existence than clinging on to one's job at all cost. If a mapmaker can't
get rich and be honest at the same time, he should resign to staying poor or he
should look for a new job.
As mapmakers (professionals), we have the
responsibility to produce accurate information. If the public is not ready for
the truth and we can't sell any maps (NPPs, Yucca ...) at this time, so be it.
If we do anything else, we will loose credibility for when the
public becomes ready for the truth.
IMHO, one of the worst mistakes the nuclear
industry ever made was to try to balance the anti-nuclear nutcases with its own
nutcases (PR people talking about subjects they knew nothing about). By doing
that, the industry has lost the support of a sizeable proportion of mainstream
scientists and engineers, because the industry is seen as lacking
substance.
(Clarification: When I refer to "anti-nuclear
nutcases", I mean a small minority of anti-nukes. I have nothing but respect for
most of our local (Saskatoon) anti-nukes. They are ethical, concerned people who
try to understand the issues. (They don't come to the same conclusions as I and
that's OK.) The nutcases that I refer to are the ones that have to be flown in
from the US or eastern Canada. These are the ones that do not try to understand
the issues and have made a career out of spreading misinformation.)
Kai
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