Now we have solutions for malnutrition, most illnesses, and cold weather. Communication technology means that no one needs to be lonely. Safe abortions and reliable contraception have created a new freedom in human relationships. We can bomb people without setting foot in an enemy country or starve them by economic sanctions. All these advances simply prove that when circumstances become easier, we create new forms of human suffering. We need ethics now more than ever before. It is a mistake to look