There are a lot of good ideas in the other comments already!
To add one more: Fighting Genetically Modified Organisms (plants specifically). There are of course valid concerns about the technology. However, most of the concerns that I hear (and believed for a long time) are motivated by hearsay and by religion. Many Christian friends share a feeling that we shouldn’t “pretend to be God” and interfere with his creation. On the other hand, many people lack knowledge about the benefits of GMOs.
There are a lot of good ideas in the other comments already!
To add one more: Fighting Genetically Modified Organisms (plants specifically). There are of course valid concerns about the technology. However, most of the concerns that I hear (and believed for a long time) are motivated by hearsay and by religion. Many Christian friends share a feeling that we shouldn’t “pretend to be God” and interfere with his creation. On the other hand, many people lack knowledge about the benefits of GMOs.
The podcast episode that radically changed my thinking about GMOs is https://erklaermir.simplecast.com/episodes/167 (in German unfortunately, but highly recommended.)
By the way: you’ve probably heard about Bruce Wydick’s book “The Shrewed Samaritan”? Its goals sound similar to those of your book.