In this blog post, we will consider the ethical limits of human intervention in life in light of the remarkable advances in genetic engineering. Along with the rapid development of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, drones, and robots, genetic engineering is once again becoming a hot topic. Genetic engineering attracted considerable attention in 1997 with the birth...
In this blog post, we revisit the age-old question of the origin of life from the perspectives of creationism and evolutionism. The questions of where all living things, including humans, came from and how they evolved have been pondered by people for a long time. Many opinions and hypotheses have been put forward, but it is still unclear which theory is correct. However, there are two...
In this blog post, we will examine how hindsight bias distorts our judgment and decision-making. Hindsight bias refers to the phenomenon of believing that the outcome of an event was inevitable after the fact, as if one had known it would happen that way from the beginning. The key element of this bias is believing that one could have predicted something that happened around them, even...
In this blog post, we will compare the Big Bang theory and creationism, two different views of the universe, and examine which belief we choose between science and religion. How did we come to exist? This question is the most fundamental question and also an important question that led humans to venture out into space. Some people will answer this question based on the Bible, while others...
In this blog post, we explore whether big data can be the key to technological innovation and social progress, or if it risks becoming a tool for surveillance and control. In the fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel,” two siblings who lost their way in the forest dropped bread crumbs to mark their path. The siblings intentionally left traces of themselves, but what if something representing us...
In this blog post, we will examine whether it is justified to use cloned humans under the pretext of treating incurable diseases, along with ethical issues and alternatives. What if one day, someone who looks exactly like you appears in front of you and claims, “You are fake, and I am the real you!”? You may find this idea absurd and laugh it off. However, this story is not entirely absurd...
In this blog post, we consider the ethical issues raised by the advancement of human cloning technology, particularly the criteria for dignity. On July 5, 1996, Dolly was born. Dolly was the first living being born through somatic cell cloning, a technology that does not require fertilization of sperm and egg. The technology used here is nuclear transfer technology, which involves...
In this blog post, we explore whether the categorization we use in our daily lives is a useful way to understand the world or a cause of prejudice. In our daily lives, we sometimes refer to different things by the same name. This is because we think they have something in common. For example, even though the dog next door is a Jindo dog and the dog we have at home is a Chihuahua, we call...
In this blog post, we will explore why meditation is not just a simple form of relaxation, but an essential activity for restoring the brain in today’s busy society. We have all heard our teachers say, “Concentrate!” at least once in our school days. We live in a society where the ability to do as much as possible in a given amount of time is recognized as a skill. We believe that we...
In this blog post, we will look at various perspectives on which type of robot, military or service, will lead the future of the robot industry. In the movie “Wall-E,” we see various robots. While watching the movie, we see many service robots, including Wall-E, the main character who cleans up trash on the streets. We also see military robots fighting with guns. Currently, robots are only...