A New Era For Life-Enhancing Drugs (For Whatever Ails Ye)

“Scientists now see possibilities to modify our moral character, using neurological techniques to make us ethically better–or perhaps worse. And the latest research holds out the promise of drugs to help forget traumatic memories, or even to stay devoted to our sexual partners. Many people–notably some religious leaders, doctors, scientists, politicians and philosophers–have misgivings about much of this.”