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RE: Remember: Frankenstein Was the DOCTOR and not the Monster
I understand where you're coming from buy I have to disagree about your claim that scientists act without regard for their actions. If you've ever been on a team of researchers proposing a study or topic you'll know the lengths they go to to analyse and understand every component of it, including all unintended consiquences and complications of both the study and it's discoveries. It's one of the things that makes science so difficult!
When things are labelled 'franken' (ie: frankenfoods) it's usually by a pseudoscientific scare group (greenpeace anyone?) who're using really simple scare tactics (just like republicans and imigrants) to try and sway public opinion. Honestly there's no excuse for such immoral and uneducated behavior.
I should have been more clear that I think Mary Shelley used one "scientist" as an example, and this isn't meant to put down science. In fact, she makes Dr. Frankenstein disreputable. True science is the remedy and not the problem. I agree that the kind of pseudo science that tries to dismiss climate change, for example, is the danger. Climate change is the unintended consequence for using technology without regard.
Thanks for your comment. I guess the headline should have read: Dr. Frankenstein was the PERSON and not the Monster.