Question

Even though you have read only up through Chapter 7 of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, readers can infer some of Shelley’s ideas. One of them is “Scientific knowledge can sometimes be dangerous and, in some cases, even deadly, and the risks do not always outweigh the benefits.”
Respond to that statement with your opposite opinion. Your response may start with something similar to this: “While I normally agree with ________, I recognize the arguments from the other side. The most logical arguments are …”

Answer 1

It could be something like:

"While I understand Mary Shelley's opinion, and agree that scientific knowledge can sometimes be risky, I believe it is always better to engage in scientific exploration and discovery. I think that knowledge that might seem good, can become dangerous in different context, and viceversa. Therefore, the fear of knowledge being misused should not stop exploration. Moreover, even though some knowledge might be dangerous in the present, it might make a good contribution to the future. Finally, we can never know what it is that we will find at the end of research, so if we stop ourselves before we reach a conclusion out of fear, we could miss discovering something positive. Therefore, I believe that scientific exploration should always be carried out."