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Re:Scientists grow bigger monkey brains using human genes, r... by whytaka on Sunday November 15, 2020 @05:37PM (#25105636)
> No, if you can save billions and you choose not to, you have killed them.

The trolley problem remains unsolved. I don't find arguments anymore persuasive when they are written as declarations.

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Re:Scientists grow bigger monkey brains using human genes, r... by renewiltord on Sunday November 15, 2020 @05:59PM (#25105805)
That part was intended to be a declaration of my position on it not on a universal conclusion. For brevity, I left the 'for me' part out.
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Re:Scientists grow bigger monkey brains using human genes, r... by quickthrower2 on Sunday November 15, 2020 @05:38PM (#25105644)
How do you solve it? What does the solution look like? It's not like the 4-colour problem.
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Re:Scientists grow bigger monkey brains using human genes, r... by alisonkisk on Sunday November 15, 2020 @08:26PM (#25106925)
Sometimes, by reading someone's first few comments, you can tell that there's nothing of substance underneath.
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