Few are aware, however, that new electronic technologies, from virtual reality computer games to direct brain stimulation, have the potential to produce even stronger forms of addiction. Eventually, rules controlling the use of these technologies will have to be established. Again, there is no ethical system that can help us in formulating such rules. The potential of science and technology to create new ethical issues is infinite. Every new discovery can be used for good or for bad.
Different groups advocate different values.
But this creates a dangerous situation, where selfish, neurotic, or even criminal behavior can be justified on the basis of idiosyncratic rules. Given the freedom of religion, it is very difficult to control such parasitic organizations. The absence of goals makes that many people lack a sense of direction. They desperately search for meaning , for a mission they could devote their life to. Different religious sects and cults have arisen to cater for that need.