Brian, I'm really glad that you brought up the positive things that can come out of such horrible events and shameful practices that have occurred in our history. It's a lot like what I was trying to say in class on Thursday, that everything had to start somewhere, especially with science and medicine. I was really nervous about how to explain what I was thinking without sounding like I actually agreed with what awful things had happened or offending anyone. You explained it really well.
When it comes to the unknown, fear and ignorance are the main culprits that cause human beings to subject others to things like freak shows and medical experiments. In our effort to better understand the world around us, we sometimes make mistakes in trying to figure out things and people that are extremely different from us. Unfortunately, a lot of what we know today about people with disabilities and people of different ethnicities stem from these mistakes. However, we can't change the past. We can only make an effort to not repeat the same mistakes in the future and treat all human beings with equal respect. We should focus on what we've learned and the good things that have come out of all the bad stuff.
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