Cultural worldviews and religion, of course, will continue to shape the overall cultural and value context within which science and technology interact. But values are subject to change, often in response to past experience and fears about the future.
今天，科学属于快速全球化的世界。它既被看作经济增长的发动机，但也被看作给我们的安全和信仰带来威胁。文化世界观和宗教当然将会继续塑造文化和价值观形势，科学和技术则会在这一形势中互相影响。但是价值观常常会因为过去的经验及对未来的恐惧而改变。