Technology is like air.
It will be there. Noted speakers in the fields of technology, ethics, philosophy, medicine and science gathered at UC Irvine Sunday, Nov. 19, to discuss how modern advances in science, medicine and technology both benefit and challenge the fabric of society as well as individuals. The only firm conclusion reached seemed to be that there is no putting the technology genie back in the bottle and that ethics and tolerance play an important role in determining how that technology should be used. The seventh Annual Religious Diversity Faire was the forum for eight panel discussions. A number of people who live or work in Irvine were among the 32 panelists who discussed the topics of the day and answered questions from the approximately 500 attendees.