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



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Is it ethical to dump toxic waste in space?







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1203

What ethics should govern the mining and use of natural resources from other planets, converting them into useful technology?







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966

Does a government have the right to legally stratify its society?










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993

Should local extreme unwilling poverty be allowed by the international community?










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999

Should international police and military forces to be created for ethics matters?










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1004

How can national interests best be balanced against collective interests of mankind?










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1005

Which basic values have to be (re)defined, developed and enforced by a collective authority (e.g. UN) - and which not?










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1021

Should world governance be reorganized to take resources of good land, water, and biodiversity away from wasteful and indulgent uses and users, and bank them, or give them to less well-off peoples?










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1027

Should a world body be elected to control issues relating to the environment and planet Earth’s future sustainability? Should such a body have powers to enforce compliance with its determinations?










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1033

Should we acknowledge the interconnectedness of life on the planet and form a global government and associated taxation body to raise the money needed to deal with global issues?










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1038

Should those with legal power be able to use it to shape the course of future events for others?










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1039

Should artificial intelligences be given the delegated authority to manage our cities' complex systems with 24/7 rational-functional efficiency or should humans retain the final say and use AI for expert advice and as an enabler to build citizen participation?










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1040

Are AI. entities citizens and do they have the right to make decisions?










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1044

It is right to allow an enormous investment of capital in space and weapons research without improving existing earth conditions and quality of life for billions of people?










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1049

Can space colonization be subject to appropriation by corporations and governments?










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1073

Would a global government be a solution for the world problems?










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1090

"Should government or society set up ethical rules to guide the research and application of S&T?










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1100

Is it ethical to place global government over national governments?










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1122

Would it be possible to work out and enforce a global “Code of ethics and laws” on which global laws are based?










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1162

Will decision making technology be based on human values?










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1166

Is it ethical to promote a world government?










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1169

What ethics should apply in the development and application of social control techniques?










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1191

Is it ethical to apply earth governance to colonies in space?










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1193

Is the state ethically obligated to provide to its citizens both economic support and leisure activities?










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1211

What ethical principles should govern air/space traffic control regulations?










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1219

If humanity has to vacate the earth, say because of a nuclear holocaust, what ethical principles should govern the selection of those afforded a chance to leave, assuming that there would not be room for everyone?










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