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Do you see conflicts between the technologically possible and the morally permissable?

Posted - March 14, 2017

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  • 22891
    not right now but there probably is some
      March 14, 2017 11:52 AM MDT
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  • Yes, anyone who denies that is being ignorant in my opinion.

      March 14, 2017 12:12 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    Sure.

    That's where the ethicists come in.

    List of ethicists including religious or political figures recognized by those outside their tradition as having made major contributions to ideas about ethics, or raised major controversies by taking strong positions on previously unexplored problems.

    All are known for an ethical work or problem, but a few are primarily authors or satirists, or known as a mediator, politician, futurist or scientist, rather than as an ethicist or philosopher. Some controversial figures are included, some of whom you may see as bad examples. A few are included because their names have become synonymous with certain ethical debates, but only if they personally elaborated an ethical theory justifying their actions.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethicists

      March 14, 2017 12:13 PM MDT
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  • 372
    Yes. Not only ethicists but common sense should tell you there are conflicts. This is a constant problem in a scientifically advanced world and is a very important question.
      March 14, 2017 12:37 PM MDT
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  • 3191
    Absolutely, and the conflicts will continue to grow as technology continues to advance.
      March 14, 2017 1:00 PM MDT
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  • Well, yes. They're not hard to find. Of course, the problems will come when fundamentalists from one religion or another assert their right to determine what constitutes immorality. They are the people who will want to dictate what is "permissible". 
      March 14, 2017 1:01 PM MDT
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  • Yes, what is permissible? A quandary, no?
      March 14, 2017 2:07 PM MDT
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