Download I noticed one of the focus issues is "the growing interface between

I noticed one of the focus issues is "the growing interface between science, its actual and
potential discoveries and faith traditions, especially in regard to ethical dilemmas".
Australia is an increasingly secularised society. It is therefore misleading to say there is a
'growing interface' between scientific research and religion in Australia.
If there is a growing number of Australians who feel uncomfortable about certain research
methods such as creating human embyos for scientific research or testing medicines on people
in the third world, then this number cannot consist entirely of people belonging to 'faith
traditions'.
It is also dangerous to label all moral objections as 'religious objections', with the implication
that any ethical boundaries are unscientific or opposed to science. There are uses of science
and technology that are morally wrong, such as using computer technology to break into
somebody's bank account or to covertly distribute child pornography.
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