Ethical Issues in Science for Catholics to Consider

"“Any major new technology will create a lacuna in social and ethical thought in direct proportion to its novelty,” writes philosopher Bernard Rollin in his book Science and Ethics.

"Any new technology raises ethical questions about how to use it.

"Artificial intelligence, editing the human genome, and geoengineering: Scientists are developing new technologies at a pace never before seen. But each technology added to humanity’s scientific toolbox comes with positive and negative effects. . . ."

A recent article in U.S. Catholic explored some concerns that appear as science changes us. The article also discussed how the community can remind scientists of the ethics at stake in such issues as genome editing, geoengineering, and artificial intelligence.

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U.S. Catholic: 5 ethical issues in science for Catholics to consider (January 2019)