If it was discovered that personality traits were partly genetic and could be removed with gene therapy, would it be ethical to edit out negative character traits that harm others like extreme aggression, compulsive lying, or cruelty?
Are all individuals morally obligated to save another person’s life if they are able? What if that person lives in another country?
If language influences how we perceive color, what other things could languages be changing our perception of?
If you could press a button and receive a million dollars, but one stranger would die, would you press the button? And if so, how many times?
Is it just and right to deny entry to a country when doing so probably means death for the immigrant and their family?
Should we terraform planets if it means that we may be destroying undiscovered microscopic alien life?
Are intelligence and happiness tied together in any way? If you are highly intelligent, is it more likely that you’ll be more, or less happy?
