UQ06.

Science & Technology

  1. Would your utopia encourage scientific research? If yes, would it be in all fields?  If not in all fields, in which fields would research be encouraged and in which would it be discouraged? Why?
  2. Would technological development be encouraged in all areas? If not, which technologies would be encouraged and which discouraged? Why?
  3. Would your utopia abandon any technologies? If so, which ones? Why?
  4. What would be the energy sources to drive your utopia? Why would you use these particular energy sources?
  5. Would any energy sources be banned? If so, which ones? Why?
  6. What if any role would the new reproductive technologies have? Who, if anyone, would have access to these technologies? Would genetic manipulation be permitted in order to choose the sex of offspring? Would genetic manipulation be permitted in order to choose other characteristics?  If so, which characteristics? And why?
  7. Would cloning be permitted in your utopia? If so, who would be allowed to do it? And for what purposes?
  8. Would your utopia allow life-extension techniques? If so, would you attempt to extend life indefinitely? If so, why? If not, why not? If life extension techniques were available, who would have access to them?
  9. Would your utopia explore outer space or confine itself to the Earth?
  10. How would your utopia deal with the residues of present society, such as nuclear and toxic waste?

Religion

  1. Would there be a division between religion and other social and political institutions in your utopia? If so, why? If not, why not?
  2. Would your utopia have a single religion? If so, what would it be? Why?
  3. Would your utopia have no religion? Why?
  4. Would your utopia have many religions? If so, would you place any restrictions on the types of religion?  Why? How would you deal with religious strife?
  5. How would you deal with cults and gurus?
  6. Would your utopia have rituals and celebrations? If so, what would they be?
  7. Would there be religious ceremonies concerning birth, death, marriage, rites of passage, etc.?
  8. Would religion be integrated into daily life? If so, how?
  9. What would be the relationship, if any, between sex and religion?
  10. Would there be a religious hierarchy? If so, how would religious leaders be selected?
  11. What would be the relationship of religion to science?
  12. Would psychoactive substances have any role in religion in your utopia? If so, which substances? What would be their role?

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