u/dreadedherlock

This is a follow-up question from my askhistorian thread here. As you can see in that thread that it seemed that eugenics was considered acceptable science back then.

This is I think a bit of more the philosophy and ethics question rather than pure science one but how do we know that some of the practice that we do today isn't causing active harm? Is it because modern science has become more concerned with ethics or is it because modern science has a lot more diverse background of scientist?

By that I mean did eugenics follow the standards of science that was et in the past? Is eugenics considered actual science by the mainstream or does it stays on fringe but influential? I restrict this question late 19th century and early 20tch century when eugenics was at its peak.

The verse goes like this
فَٱلْيَوْمَ نُنَجِّيكَ بِبَدَنِكَ لِتَكُونَ لِمَنْ خَلْفَكَ ءَايَةًۭ ۚ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًۭا مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ عَنْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا لَغَـٰفِلُونَ
Translated to
Today We will preserve your corpse so that you may become an example for those who come after you. And surely most people are heedless of Our examples!
Does this specifically means mummification of Pharaoh? Is that information widely spread in Hejaz? Or does this refer to something else?