Future Global Ethical Issues (Excerpt from the State of the Future report)



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631

Does a country have a right to prohibit the recreation of extinct species?































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634

How can ethical values by promoted in technological fields?































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649

What are the ethical issues associated with making available palm top 'lie detector' software that people could use in their everyday conversations?































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652

What ethical issues are involved in allowing technological and scientific advances to harm weaker states? (in terms of health, for example)































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654

Is it correct to limit scientific advancement, if it harms the integrity of the human being, as eugenics?































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666

Should there be a limit to the use of technology due to ethical concerns?































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671

Is it right to allocate resources to reduce slight risks to human life from collisions with asteroids etc. when they could be devoted to alleviating human suffering in the here and now?































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672

Will the transfer of the costs of technological mistakes and unexpected negative consequences in longer time periods require new ethical and political correctness standards to be adopted now?































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681

Is it ethical to encourage peaceful use of nuclear power as a real solution to the emerging energy crisis?































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725

Is it possible to make advancements in genetic interventions and at the same time maintain the concept of normality?































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726

Is it not ethical to stop research that has deleterious consequences?































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728

Should the thinking that we "comprehend" and "dominate" Nature be distinguished in the scientific debate?































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729

Science alternatives are today disseminated by research centers, corporations, and governments. Would it not be unethical to continue to limit public participation in the decision processes?































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740

Is it duty of developed countries to share research with other nations, especially developing nations?































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808

Is it right to allow science and scientists total freedom to explore what is possible without first contemplating intent and consequences?































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818

Should the science centers of the world inform about the different forms of life on other planets and in other universes?































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840

Would it be ethical to develop intelligent and spiritual computers that would replace lost human ethical values?































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841

Is science without ethics immoral?































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842

Will ethical arguments stop research into the connection between human and animals brains with computers?































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871

Should research be encouraged on the enhancement of human intelligence and consciousness as a way of finding better solutions to global problems?































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878

Will it be ethical to implement a ban on research on self-replicating automata?































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905

Can technologies help improve human ethics? (For example, an electronic cash box that improves honesty)?































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906

What are the ethical considerations involved in space settlement?































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923

Is it ethical to conquer other planets?































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926

Is it ethical and desirable to develop the extrasensory powers of the human mind?































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932

Is it ethical to keep hidden away from society technological knowledge that is important to nations' progress and health?































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