Science and morality

I was thinking of all the new advances in science from biological computers to quantum physics and genetical engineering. and i was wondering what part you people feel morality should play in it. where should we draw the line in the quest for knowledge, or shouldnt we draw a line at all. and lastly even if we do draw a line do you guys think it will make any real difference in the long run.

This is an excellent topic. In the conflict between church and science we can find much immorality on both sides as reflected in the recent movie "Angels and demons"

Morality has been studied by secular philosophers and ideology is not limited to religious fanatics

I have a bias toward the golden rule in legal matters and the making of laws

I think it is time for a compromise between the subjective and objective in order to seek truth rather than inventing it

I think the church has had enough of a leash on the advance of science, the arts and other human expressions of their genius over the past 2000 years.

What does the church have to do with the advance of Scientific thought and practice? It's not like any religion has it's finger on the pulse of modern humanity cause they were all created thousands of years ago, or if a bit more modern, based off older religions when people were stupid enough to fall for their fables and science was still in it's infancy.

Science is our only hope for the future. No God is going to sort out global warming or our energy crisis or the diseases etc etc. It will be people taking action and scientific discovery.

It's for the people and the governments of the world to sanction scientists, not religious institutions, let them stick to what they know.

^The initial question didn't bring up religion, however. I think it was more morality in general. Of course, you could be proposing that all morality stems from a religious viewpoint, and therefore has no place in the laboratory, but I see you as an ethical, non-religious person. (Correct me if I'm wrong ; ) ) So with that in mind, where does that non-scientific mentality come into play in the world of science? Should science have a free hand to know and create all it can, or is there a point where it should be checked by moral concerns?

Quantum physics... is sadly getting more more debunked as the years go on. It seemed very interesting, too bad.

.... woah, internet censorship. My god, one of the only free places in the world and people want to censor it? It should be up to the person that holds the domain to what they want to put on their site. Also, this 45 million dollar budget you're talking about. Always think about inflation and the fact it's government medicare is literally going to bankrupt America more so than any other government program... imagine them wasting money on hackers?