COMP7004 Class 02.1

We discussed what is meant by CyberEthics and whether it was a field of study distinct from regular ethic or just a subset of it.  We didn't really find an answer.

We looked at the sources of morality and considered Supernaturalism at length. I asked students to think of examples where supernaturalism is invoked in discussions about technology.  Generic engineering and reproductive rights were the two we could think of.

I mentioned Supernaturalism in debates about the environment. But the most interesting (but not convincing) I found are arguments like this against the use of RFID based on Revelations.

In discussions of CyberTechnoloy Supernatural arguments are rarely invoked.