Have you ever wondered why a friend seems to be angry with you? Wouldn't it be amazing if you had a foolproof way to find out without having to ask? On the other hand, what if your method of magically unearthing the reason behind his anger also led you to discover that this "friend", in fact, doesn't even like you at all? This type of situation, where determining a solution can have the unwanted side effect of revealing unwanted knowledge, can occur in scientific activities. By its very nature, scientific exploration generates questions, but this does not mean that all of them can or should be answered. There is a fine line between moral scientific research and immoral scientific research. Given that unethical scientific research does, in fact, exist, and given a situation in which one can acquire certain knowledge only through unethical scientific research, then one should classify this knowledge as “forbidden knowledge”. In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley explores the fact that when man seeks to answer unanswerable questions, he usurps God and risks gaining forbidden knowledge, thus creating a situation he cannot resolve. People should not pursue knowledge recklessly, unaware of potential dangers and indications that they should be cautious. . Sometimes you even have to listen to the signs that you need to stop exploring all together. Even when “the words of destiny – spoken to destroy [Frankenstein],” he continues “[to pioneer to] reveal to the world the deepest mysteries of creation” (38). Despite the explicit warning and obvious disapproval of “fate,” Frankenstein continues to pursue scientific discovery. Admitting that fate had doomed him from the beginning, Frankenstein suggests that although he knew that......half of the paper...society. Just because something can be known doesn't mean it always should be known. When you attempt to act as Creators, you may unearth questions without clear answers and, in effect, pursue “forbidden knowledge.” If you fail to respond, you could create a fatal situation that may not be repairable. People often come across questions, social or academic, that they cannot answer. Sometimes answering these questions could lead to suffering. This is happening today in the debate on human cloning. Society should be wary of the goal of cloning humans. The potential for negative side effects and unwanted consequences remains high. Just because technology could advance to the point where an entire person could be replicated, doesn't mean society has to. The potential for negative biological side effects and unwanted social consequences remains high.