No. They are robots. Robots that know better. How dare you ask such good questions! You now owe us 40$ for violating my authority citizen!
> Lessening risk is far more important than not stifling innovation
Again, would the OP rather live in a world with 100% risk, 100% innovation, or 0% risk, 0% innovation. I know what I'd choose. There's a pretty common theme in some sci-fis that living without risk isn't even life. Something to think about...
I took it more as being 100% responsible for your actions. But also yielding 100% control of those decisions/creations.
But your point stands. Both options yield death. One instant and real, the other grey and indifferent.
> I don't think this unqualified statement makes sense.
It wasn't unqualified, it had a context that you removed, I'm specifically talking about the medical market, not just any random innovation.
Lessening risk is far more important than not stifling innovation
I don't think this unqualified statement makes sense. Shouldn't the opportunity cost of the benefits of innovations not produced, weighed against the risks present in allowing a market to produce them, play a factor? And this would no doubt be different for each and every possible innovation.