Abstract
Science and technology are frequently confused. This essay points out thebases for this confusion and then focuses on a basic distinction, namely, that whereas science brings us information that we have little choice but to absorb and reflect upon, technology is something that humans elect to do and, hence, can also elect not to do. It is proposed that technological ethics are most cogently undertaken with scientific understanding as the linchpin and religious/artistic sensibilities as the muse.
Keywords
ethics, biotechnology, Nature, science, art, religion, technology, Nature's Way
How to Cite
Goodenough, U., (2000) “Reflections on Science and Technology”, Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 35(1), 5–12. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/0591-2385.00255