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Re:Novel drug could protect brains from damage after repeat ... by therein on Thursday February 08, 2024 @03:21AM (#39299592)
I'd take it further, in my opinion, it is essentially unjustifiable in a deeply karmic way.

I genuinely think that I would be able to work on a weapons guidance system and even know that it has been used to target a military vehicle without feeling much guilt but performing the kind of work you have quoted on animals would make me stop and think. And just stop. It is not worth the progress. Not worth the credits, the money. Not worth graduating.

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Re:Novel drug could protect brains from damage after repeat ... by niemandhier on Thursday February 08, 2024 @03:36AM (#39299687)
The people conducting this kind of research pay an emotional price for it. Here is a very thoughtful account of how it can affect you:

https://www.cnet.com/science/i-killed-563-mice-for-science/

I did this myself for many years, and honestly, I believe the world would be a better place if the people designing weapons were exposed to the suffering they cause to the same degree we are.

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Re:Novel drug could protect brains from damage after repeat ... by euroderf on Thursday February 08, 2024 @04:11AM (#39299909)
A friend in biology spent many work days doing little else than putting mice into a guillotine. Chopping off their little heads to get a snapshot of their brain chemistry after a dose of something.

It definitely messed her up, and she was quite aware of the toll it was taking.

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Re:Novel drug could protect brains from damage after repeat ... by moltenc on Thursday February 08, 2024 @10:19AM (#39302906)
Almost as if actions in this life have karmic consequences. Your friend has quite the next life to look forward to.
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Re:Novel drug could protect brains from damage after repeat ... by euroderf on Thursday February 08, 2024 @10:23AM (#39302956)
You mention karma. My own take on it is that you are not so much punished for your sins as by your sins.
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Re:Novel drug could protect brains from damage after repeat ... by moltenc on Thursday February 08, 2024 @10:29AM (#39303040)
All sin is essentially just desire. Anything you desire, you will get, in this life or the next. The trouble is most people's desires are unconscious, programmed in or are otherwise unoriginal, which leads to all sorts of trouble and misery. Simply put, to desire is to suffer and make others suffer.
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Re:Novel drug could protect brains from damage after repeat ... by euroderf on Thursday February 08, 2024 @11:28AM (#39303942)
Individuals are icebergs. 90% is under the waterline, out of sight.
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Re:Novel drug could protect brains from damage after repeat ... by tokai on Thursday February 08, 2024 @06:54AM (#39300904)
>that I would be able to work on a weapons guidance system and even know that it has been used to target a military vehicle without feeling much guilt

That is pretty sad and disgusting.

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Re:Novel drug could protect brains from damage after repeat ... by macrolime on Thursday February 08, 2024 @09:38AM (#39302406)
Do you eat meat? That's arguably worse.
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