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Re:Breach exposed more than one million DNA profiles on a ma... by jobigoud on Thursday July 23, 2020 @02:55AM (#23924847)
How do the dead ancestors give consent in the current scheme?
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Re:Breach exposed more than one million DNA profiles on a ma... by ben_w on Thursday July 23, 2020 @04:19AM (#23925276)
Asking them in the afterlife, apparently.
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Re:Breach exposed more than one million DNA profiles on a ma... by gliese1337 on Thursday July 30, 2020 @12:40PM (#24000217)
Correct. Proxy baptisms are never considered to make someone a member of the Church, precisely because it is not possible for the earthly Church to confirm with a dead person that they have given their consent. It is merely considered to make the opportunity for giving consent available to the person in the afterlife.
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