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carbocation
on Nov 26, 2018
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First gene-edited babies claimed in China
Since this implies that you find this action more than 0% defensible, I'm curious to hear your defense of it.
dqpb
on Nov 26, 2018
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Here is a simple argument - if you can prevent disease, you should.
carbocation
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"Can prevent disease" implies that you are not doing experimentation. If you're doing experiments, it means you don't know if you can.
chr1
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You can prevent disease if you make experiments and learn how to prevent it.
So in this case experimentation is a first step in preventing disease.
carbocation
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In what ethical framework is experimenting on humans the first step?
(The answer is none.)
throwa789
on Nov 26, 2018
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Ethical frameworks are optional, humans sacrifice other humans to acquire power and knowledge regularly, that's the nature of the world
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