Here is one that could be a "classic" movie theme. Scientific techniques have discovered many incredible mechanisms of living systems, including the workings of your DNA molecules. We have the ability to genetically alter DNA and thereby change organisms for some "reason", reasons that may "benefit" or "harm", depending on its use and interpretation. Yet, are we as a society capable of making intelligent and reasonable decisions for our genetic future and that of the planet? Has our knowledge of psychology and sociology advanced fast enough to help us understand the power inherent in our skill to manipulate our DNA (or the DNA of other life forms)? Science is science; the question is, philosophically, can we handle the knowledge we are gaining? Base your answers on science, philosophy, and history. Remember to respect the views of each other as you have done so far.
The problem with any power is that it has the ability to be abused and not shared. No different then Nuclear Power (the electrical one), so many people know so little about it and are afraid of it getting in the wrong hands (afraid it can be converted to weapons) that many countries are not allowed to use it. With DNA manipulation, sure there could be benefits to it's use and most definitely harmful results too. It then becomes a question of which outweighs the other, and allow the public to make the decision. If it is decided that the knowledge be used then it should be shared with the world.
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