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| Quote (Ptaylor @ July 20 2015,03:32) | | Quote (stevestory @ July 20 2015,11:20) | in case anyone's not following it, Zachriel is mopping the floor w/r/t "if a zygote == a baby, would you rescue a vat of zygotes instead of a living baby if you had to choose one?" ethical thought experiment, and the IDiots are flailing and gnashing their toofies. it's fun.
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Yes. One of the funnier sideshows there is Joe G/Virgil Cain who 'solves' the dilemma:
| Quote | | I would have the staff save the frozen embryos and incubator while I saved the newborn baby. 😎 |
Wondering, no doubt, why no-one is congratulating on his insightfulness, he repeats his solution - twice - until StephenB, of all people, educates him:
| Quote | Virgil Cain
| Quote | | StephenB- You save one and have someone else save the other. The probability that you are the only person left is too small to even consider. |
Obviously, that would be the best solution. Gather up our resources and save them all. We both agree on that. Under those circumstances, there is no dilemma. The question, though, is about what we would do if the best solution is not possible. |
Poor Joe, he gets no respect. |
Obviously if you measure time in zygotes the probability is around zero then the dilemma becomes why is a second rate factory worker/with a ticket in vending machine not less respected?
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