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Elon is almost as smart as creepycoug, which is sad really given my alma mater and all that.
Viability is a tempting line to draw for the interested, but unsophisticated.
Viability changes with technology. Does anyone mean to suggest that we invent some whoozeywhatsit that will push the viability line back a month that it is on that basis that we draw the ever important line of personhood moral significance? I mean, we have to draw rando lines for all kinds of things, like drinking age, knowing full well it's just a spot we picked because we have to pick one.
But here, you're talking about whether something (err, someone) possesses the same moral properties (and related rights) that you and I have. That's a big line brother. We're going to leave it up to the Tech bros?
I don't fucking think so. I know a much better line: at conception. Once that happens, all bets are off and we are dealing with a person, whether that's today, 100 years from now and 100 years ago.
Don't like it? Keep it in your pants, and keep your legs crossed. Or use contraception. Either way,
 
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Elon is almost as smart as creepycoug, which is sad really given my alma mater and all that.
Viability is a tempting line to draw for the interested, but unsophisticated.
Viability changes with technology. Does anyone mean to suggest that we invent some whoozeywhatsit that will push the viability line back a month that it is on that basis that we draw the ever important line of personhood moral significance? I mean, we have to draw rando lines for all kinds of things, like drinking age, knowing full well it's just a spot we picked because we have to pick one.
But here, you're talking about whether something (err, someone) possesses the same moral properties (and related rights) that you and I have. That's a big line brother. We're going to leave it up to the Tech bros?
I don't fucking think so. I know a much better line: at conception. Once that happens, all bets are off and we are dealing with a person, whether that's today, 100 years from now and 100 years ago.
Don't like it? Keep it in your pants, and keep your legs crossed. Or use contraception. Either way,
We agree completely. Way too much has been abdicated to TechBro.

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