Some ethicists think that rather than evaluating new technology as good or bad, we should evaluate it as a good or bad social experiment to try. Which of the following cases might show problems with treating technology as social experiment?
A) Stem cell therapy because it involves unethical experimentation
B) Cell phones because once the experiment begins, it cannot be stopped
C) Autonomous killer robots because we cannot control the experiment
D) Truman dropping bombs on Japan because it would never satisfy requirements of ethical experiment but would satisfy criterion for acceptable military action

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The Answer of Some ethicists think that rather than evaluating new technology as good or bad, we should evaluate it as a good or bad social experiment to try. Which of the following cases might show problems with treating technology as social experiment?
A) Stem cell therapy because it involves unethical experimentation
B) Cell phones because once the experiment begins, it cannot be stopped
C) Autonomous killer robots because we cannot control the experiment
D) Truman dropping bombs on Japan because it would never satisfy requirements of ethical experiment but would satisfy criterion for acceptable military action

Some Ethicists Think That Rather Than Evaluating New Technology as Good