How crazy is a Kellogg experiment that lasted for 9 months?The ending is food for thought

Mondo Entertainment Updated on 2024-01-28

In a laboratory in Indiana, such a terrifying experiment was done in the world, which was supposed to study whether chimpanzees can evolve ** species, but it was urgently stopped in just nine months, and was criticized by countless people, this is the creepy Kellogg experiment, and how terrible is it?

As early as 1931, psychologist Kellogg raised his ten-month-old son Donald Jr. and a seven-month-old female chimpanzee Guya in the laboratory to observe whether chimpanzees are gradually evolving in their relationship with humans**, because chimpanzees are the closest species to humans, and its DNA sequence is as similar as 99% to humans , and are all evolved from primates, not only that, chimpanzees have a very high IQ, can learn to use a variety of simple tools, can learn Xi use a variety of simple tools, is the smartest animal after humans, so Kellogg to Gu Ya and his son, created the same living environment, treat Gu Ya as if he was his own child, including eating and dressing, and even the daily activities are exactly the same as humans, as the experiment progresses, in terms of learning Xi using tools and intellectual development, Gu Ya is obviously better than Donald, but only the learning Xi of human language has become the biggest obstacle for Gu Ya。

Then, in the ninth month of the experiment, something happened that shocked and frightened Kellogg 10 points, he found that his son began to imitate Guya's behavior, not only learned the language of chimpanzees, but even learned to bite and crawl on all fours, which means that Kellogg did not train Guya** class, but raised his son into an orangutan, so that the original plan for five years of the experiment was forced to be terminated, and Gu Ya, who failed to become a human, was sent to the primate research center, and the impact of the experiment was far beyond people's expectations, because Gu Ya at this time already had human emotions, and could not adapt to the surrounding environment at all, so that Gu Ya, who had a normal life expectancy of about 50 years old, died at the age of three.

On the other hand, Donald, who left Gu Ya, although he did not show much influence because of Gu Ya's disappearance, seemed to quickly forget all that he had experienced, not only regained his grasp of the language, quickly caught up with his peers, and even finally was admitted to Harvard University. Although we can't be sure whether Donald's suicide is related to his childhood experience, the tragedy of his and Guya has made the original Kellogg experiment morally criticized and attacked by countless people.

Although the experiment provided a wealth of information for scientific research, the damage caused by it can never be undone. Kellogg indirectly killed the chimpanzee Guya and ruined his son's life. Was the original intention of this experiment scientific progress or a distortion of human nature?We don't know. But in any case, we should maintain reverence and respect for life, and any experiment should be premised on the protection of life.

In summary, the implications of what has been described as the world's most terrifying experiment are far-reaching and complex. It not only reveals the fragility and complexity of life, but also makes us re-examine the ethical and moral issues of scientific research. We hope that in the future, scientific research will be more respectful of life and more ethical, so as to avoid similar tragedies from happening again.

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