> The Bible (and I'm not knocking it here, mind you) may be a wonderful work and all, and it may be the word of God and His prophets, but it ranges from 1600 to 3000 years old! Many of the modern-day scenarios didn't exist. So how do we know what God wants us to do?

It's true that the Bible doesn't mention or consider many modern day scenarios. But the level of instruction that the Bible gives need not take these into account. Unlike, for example, a legal tome, which must close all loopholes by describing what is and is not allowed in excruciating detail, the Bible's instruction is broader and more universally applicable. It teaches principles, rather than specific directions, about how to make moral decisions.

Naturally this does not solve (but rather brings up!) the problem of how one or many decide how to proceed from the general principle to the specific case at hand.

The frank and honest answer, whether you argue this from a biblical perspective or not -- there ISN'T any easy answer to the questions we've been asking in this thread. There ISN'T any easy or foolproof way to determine what is a moral use of technology and what isn't. The best we can hope for is that each person who has a hand in the development and/or implementation of technology will make an intelligent, informed decision based on the best interests of God and humanity.