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Re:Sergey Brin: “Irate Call from Steve Jobs” by fractallyte on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @03:45AM (#34229315)
It worked with Daffy Duck: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Yeggs

In the cartoon, a gun was pointed at Daffy's head - and he managed to lay a golden egg.

Can a miracle be justified?

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Re:Sergey Brin: “Irate Call from Steve Jobs” by ggm on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @03:51AM (#34229349)
We're talking about life limitating life, not life imitating art. The thing about daffy is.. he wasn't real
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Re:Sergey Brin: “Irate Call from Steve Jobs” by fractallyte on Sunday January 08, 2023 @08:34AM (#34298979)
The joke was that under extreme duress, and individual (or a team) might produce a miracle.

The ethical question is: if it's a genuine miracle (say, a discovery or invention that breaks new ground or was previously thought to be impossible), can the duress be justified?

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