Modifying reproductive gene cells causes changes in the offspring of the patients and those changes affect future generations. Should we take the chance that we have impacts on generations not yet born?

By simulation of human intelligence, the computer is initiating human behavior. Machines cannot really learn as we think of the word: instead they process data and produce output.

Long-term effects to society, although still a mystery, are expected to be quite real for many people. Anxiety disorders and depression are up 30 percent, according to one study.

What is the purpose of the financial markets?  Do they serve the common good of society?  What is the value-added of trading stocks in the aftermarket?  

The discussion centered first on obligations to self and to community, then turned to the maze of ethical issues linked to the problems of mass vaccination against Covid-19.