- Assume there were a technological break-through that would allow people to travel as easily and cheaply between continents as between nearby cities.Unfortunately,there would also be 100,000 deaths a yr from the device.Would you try to prevent its use?
- In the mid 1800s,had you been able to look into the future and see that the automobile would cause 5 million fatalities in the next century,how would you have felt about this new device?Is there scientific knowledge that is best left undiscovered?If so,what areas of research do you feel should be restricted?