"As a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life, I have attended its
annual assemblies in Rome since 2012. Pope Francis has asked the academy
to explore a range of issues with moral implications, in keeping with
an 'integral ecology' linking respect for human life with human
solidarity and respect for creation.
"Nonetheless, I was surprised
to find that this year's assembly in February was on 'Roboethics.' How
do issues arising from our use of robots link up with our concern about
respect for human life? What I found was that, as Pope Francis has
reminded us in 'Laudato Si': 'Everything is connected.'"
In a recent commentary, Richard Doerflinger, a Public Policy Fellow at the University of Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture and an Adjunct Fellow in Bioethics and Public Policy
at the National Catholic Bioethics Center, reflected on humanity's relationship with robots and inquired "what becomes of our humanity when the repetitive and unwanted tasks we
hand over to machines is the task of taking care of each other" and "what
then becomes of the unique respect we owe to human life?"
To access Mr. Doerflinger's complete post, please visit:
The Boston Pilot: Echoes: Losing our humanity to robots? (29 MAR 19)
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