| Abstrakt: |
A concise reminder is given of the state of the art. Legislators and decision makers ought to be aware of the realistic capability of present-day science to effectively face the challenge of several natural catastrophes. Common sense, and deontological obligation, ought to be the leading principle for everyone's actions and roles. A great responsibility is shared by all members of society. Science per se can afford to provide only some limited help. In contrast, common sense and suitable operative action by legislators, decision makers and mass media play altogether a decisive role. False information - either due to ignorance, or for convenience, for economic interest, or for carrier, or for power etc., - are frequently common occurrences in present-day society. No one is being accused. The accusation is instead against some false generally agreed subconscious culture. Nobody can claim that he makes - unlike others - all what is concerned with his responsibility. Indeed, every time that a causality occurs by a natural catastrophe, everybody ought to be feel jointly responsible for the event. At present, several severe and inacceptable gaps exist in communication between scientific community, mass media, legislators, decision makers. Altogether, a state-of-the-art is attained that is ethically guilty for several causalities, a condition that - according to formal legality - could be even prosecuted as manslaughter. A great effort is urgently needed in order to get rid of this concern. This is a deontological obligation that is shared by everybody, either scientist, legislator, decision maker or mass media operator. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
