Even if certain rogue countries do things we wish nobody did, it doesn't necessarily mean that their foolishness should justify our following suit.

Is it possible to covet a much longer life for one's self and be as devoted to the well-being of the next generation? It's a long argument.

One could look over the past century and ask oneself, has the increased longevity been good, bad or indifferent?

The technical is not just the machinery. The technical is a disposition to life.

I don't like being forced to reduce my thoughts to sound bites.

Almost everybody is enthusiastic about the promise of biotechnology to cure disease and to relieve suffering.

We may simply not be wise enough to do some of the kinds of engineering things that people are talking about doing.