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



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717

Is it ethical for society to clone animals in ways of extinction, avoiding its complete disappearance? How to proceed in cases of extinction due to natural events?






















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743

Is it right to replace human body members by bionic elements in order to increase physical and cognitive performance?






















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863

Is it ethical to revive extinct species or to expand the populations of species that are now in danger of extinction?






















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922

Should we create sentient beings that could evolve smarter and stronger than humans and become a threat to our existence?






















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944

In a court of law, should criminal behavior be excused on the basis of ‘hardwiring’ by genetic predisposition?






















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945

In the same way that medical doctors are required to take the ‘Hippocratic oath’ should other professionals be required to pledge their allegiance to an agreed-upon measure of social responsibility?






















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828

Should people be allowed to change their names, sex, and race as often as they wish and from childhood, through the use of technology and legal resources?






















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596

Is there such as thing as absolute right and wrong? If so does society have a right to define absolute right and wrong.

























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602

Are the rights and interests of future generations a constraint upon the choices and decisions of this generation?

























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709

If the Judaeo Christian underpinnings of Western society continue to decline, what alternatives exist and how will that affect truth in politics and in public life?

























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719

How to avoid the imperatives of global ethics, dictating behavior for the most, denying each individual the integrity of free will? Is homogenization through global ethics a threat?.

























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746

Can it be demonstrated that following ethical practices leads to professional success?

























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787

Can companies and governments be forced to base their decision on ethics? By whom? How do we find standards for this?

























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814

Will the ethical and moral standards that have prevailed for centuries be questioned, allowing different sectors of society to express their opinion?

























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816

Should the moral programs of different religions be restructured?

























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834

Should resources be used to decipher, prove, and search for the existence of the human soul in the same way we do for the human genome?

























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838

Should we encourage a "universal religion" in order to eliminate different moral concepts among people and the wars that result from these differences?

























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845

In a widely technological world, is there still room for asking about being human?

























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850

How can technology be given less importance as a value in industrialized societies?

























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865

What sort of policies would have to be implemented in order to make our value system more humane?

























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867

Should religious institutions adapt their dogmas and faith to the advances of scientific knowledge?

























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868

Is it ethical to promote the survival of the human species over other species?

























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876

Will a ”New Spirituality" of the 21st Century emerge and allow people to cope with increasing complexity and unpredictability of social systems?

























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877

Will traditional religions regain their influence on values?

























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880

What kind of new ideologies will emerge?

























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907

Is a global approach to all world problems ethical?








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