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solosnake 04/28/18 12:59:07 AM #1:	http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43928318 --- "We would have no NBA possibly if they got rid of all the flopping." ~ Dwyane Wade http://i.imgur.com/MYYEIx5.gif http://i.imgur.com/WGE12ef.jpg <cite>solosnake posted [p:900440824] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43928318</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fin_Dawg_004 04/28/18 12:59:55 AM #2:	dont like it. but i'll allow it --- Dallas Cowboys : 6 - 6 Dallas Mavs : Dirk Nowitzki: 30, 527 points (6th all time) 892 from Wilt <cite>Fin_Dawg_004 posted [p:900440849] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>dont like it. but i'll allow it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
iClockwork 04/28/18 1:02:12 AM #3:	Why don't they just take a brain out of someones body for a day then put it back in and ask if he remembers anything? <cite>iClockwork posted [p:900440930] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>Why don't they just take a brain out of someones body for a day then put it back in and ask if he remembers anything?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
0AbsoluteZero0 04/28/18 1:03:45 AM #4:	iClockwork posted... Why don't they just take a brain out of someones body for a day then put it back in and ask if he remembers anything? You should be the first volunteer. Well all be rooting you on --- -The Admirable <cite>0AbsoluteZero0 posted [p:900440998] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote><cite>iClockwork posted...</cite> <quote>Why don't they just take a brain out of someones body for a day then put it back in and ask if he remembers anything?</quote> You should be the first volunteer. Well all be rooting you on </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ben_Ruggiero 04/28/18 1:03:51 AM #5:	That's... Crazy and fascinating --- A wiseguy never pays for his drinks <cite>Ben_Ruggiero posted [p:900441002] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>That's... Crazy and fascinating</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Verdekal 04/28/18 1:04:06 AM #6:	Disgraceful. --- Don't tease the octopus, kids! <cite>Verdekal posted [p:900441011] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>Disgraceful.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
iron jojo 04/28/18 1:04:12 AM #7:	iClockwork posted... Why don't they just take a brain out of someones body for a day then put it back in and ask if he remembers anything? I like it --- vickfan-chucky they hated Jesus homie chuckyhacks-who teh hell is "jesus homie" <cite>iron jojo posted [p:900441012] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote><cite>iClockwork posted...</cite> <quote>Why don't they just take a brain out of someones body for a day then put it back in and ask if he remembers anything?</quote> I like it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Guide 04/28/18 1:04:34 AM #8:	When has stopping science ever progressed anything? --- [ S p e e d b o o s t ] https://youtu.be/Acn5IptKWQU <cite>Guide posted [p:900441024] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>When has stopping science ever progressed anything?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CreekCo 04/28/18 1:04:55 AM #9:	Anyone here seen Psycho Pass? --- Triggered <cite>CreekCo posted [p:900441036] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>Anyone here seen Psycho Pass?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chill02 04/28/18 1:05:16 AM #10:	piggies :( --- Ave, true to Caesar. <cite>chill02 posted [p:900441053] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>piggies :(</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
solosnake 04/28/18 1:07:41 AM #11:	chill02 posted... piggies :( This is like the worst possible form of animal torture imo. Its unbelievable --- "We would have no NBA possibly if they got rid of all the flopping." ~ Dwyane Wade http://i.imgur.com/MYYEIx5.gif http://i.imgur.com/WGE12ef.jpg <cite>solosnake posted [p:900441151] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote><cite>chill02 posted...</cite> <quote>piggies :(</quote> This is like the worst possible form of animal torture imo. Its unbelievable</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GiftedACIII 04/28/18 1:10:56 AM #12:	We definitely should experiment with this since this could pave the way to unimaginable advances but probably not on pigs first. --- </topic> <cite>GiftedACIII posted [p:900441288] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>We definitely should experiment with this since this could pave the way to unimaginable advances but probably not on pigs first.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterpug53 04/28/18 1:20:41 AM #13:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntw3UsL2kNw" data-time=" ...but with pigs. --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read. <cite>masterpug53 posted [p:900441707] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntw3UsL2kNw" data-time=" ...but with pigs.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dragonblade01 04/28/18 1:41:11 AM #14:	It's definitely interesting. Removing the body means removing virtually all sensory input. I have no idea what the brain does in a such a situation. Does it feel like sensory deprivation? Does the brain go into panic mode as it tries to figure out this unknown situation? Does it even continue to function the same way when removed from everything else? <cite>Dragonblade01 posted [p:900442477] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>It's definitely interesting. Removing the body means removing virtually all sensory input. I have no idea what the brain does in a such a situation. Does it feel like sensory deprivation? Does the brain go into panic mode as it tries to figure out this unknown situation? Does it even continue to function the same way when removed from everything else?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kaiganeer 04/28/18 1:44:26 AM #15:	that seems a bit fucked up but then again, this paves the way to me having my brain put into a jar and being jacked into a vr world, so it's all good <cite>Kaiganeer posted [p:900442585] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>that seems a bit fucked up but then again, this paves the way to me having my brain put into a jar and being jacked into a vr world, so it's all good</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 04/28/18 1:48:01 AM #16:	Dragonblade01 posted... It's definitely interesting. Removing the body means removing virtually all sensory input. I have no idea what the brain does in a such a situation. Does it feel like sensory deprivation? Does the brain go into panic mode as it tries to figure out this unknown situation? Does it even continue to function the same way when removed from everything else? Sounds horrifying <cite>Zikten posted [p:900442706] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote><cite>Dragonblade01 posted...</cite> <quote>It's definitely interesting. Removing the body means removing virtually all sensory input. I have no idea what the brain does in a such a situation. Does it feel like sensory deprivation? Does the brain go into panic mode as it tries to figure out this unknown situation? Does it even continue to function the same way when removed from everything else?</quote> Sounds horrifying</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kineth 04/28/18 1:51:05 AM #17:	I feel like saying "Pig Lives Matter" would trigger a lot of fucking people. --- If you're not looking for any honest discussion, agreement, meeting halfway or middle ground, don't bother arguing with me. Selfish narcissists need not apply. <cite>Kineth posted [p:900442827] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>I feel like saying "Pig Lives Matter" would trigger a lot of fucking people.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Patchwork 04/28/18 2:34:58 AM #18:	Is this how Altered Carbon starts --- The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a heav'n of hell, a hell of heav'n. <cite>Patchwork posted [p:900444078] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>Is this how Altered Carbon starts</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mal_Fet 04/28/18 2:36:43 AM #19:	I'm pretty sure the brain would remain unconscious without any organ or nervous activity. Is this any different from someone being in a coma? --- Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. -George Orwell <cite>Mal_Fet posted [p:900444135] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>I'm pretty sure the brain would remain unconscious without any organ or nervous activity. Is this any different from someone being in a coma?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mykie 04/28/18 2:40:02 AM #20:	chill02 posted... piggies :( --- Alena Kostornaya fan girl https://i.imgur.com/oeBppLz.mp4 <cite>Mykie posted [p:900444224] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote><cite>chill02 posted...</cite> <quote>piggies :(</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CarlGrimes 04/28/18 3:04:40 AM #21:	So the brain in a jar theory my become reality. --- You'll get a funeral if you don't wise up and call me....Carl Poppa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9aM9Ch97U8 <cite>CarlGrimes posted [p:900444782] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>So the brain in a jar theory my become reality.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dragonblade01 04/28/18 3:16:50 AM #22:	Mal_Fet posted... I'm pretty sure the brain would remain unconscious without any organ or nervous activity. Is this any different from someone being in a coma? If the brain isn't active, it would be lke a coma. But I think a big part of these experiments would eventually involve stimulation as well. <cite>Dragonblade01 posted [p:900445057] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mal_Fet posted...</cite> <quote>I'm pretty sure the brain would remain unconscious without any organ or nervous activity. Is this any different from someone being in a coma?</quote> If the brain isn't active, it would be lke a coma. But I think a big part of these experiments would eventually involve stimulation as well.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CapnMuffin 04/28/18 3:33:29 AM #23:	They were still in the head though? So technically still attached to a body and sensory organs? Could have been like a RoboCop moment. --- "its okay a lizard ate me and elucidated my fate" - MJ_Max on Dark Souls 3DSFC : 0860-3930-2170 \| NNID : CapnMuffin \| XBGT : Capn Muffin <cite>CapnMuffin posted [p:900445412] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>They were still in the head though? So technically still attached to a body and sensory organs? Could have been like a RoboCop moment.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
solosnake 04/28/18 2:06:58 PM #24:	bump --- "We would have no NBA possibly if they got rid of all the flopping." ~ Dwyane Wade http://i.imgur.com/MYYEIx5.gif http://i.imgur.com/WGE12ef.jpg <cite>solosnake posted [p:900462872] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>bump</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Endofall 04/30/18 6:16:45 AM #25:	ingenuity <cite>Endofall posted [p:900554018] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>ingenuity</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Endofall 05/01/18 9:54:45 PM #26:	Ingenuity <cite>Endofall posted [p:900651340] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>Ingenuity</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Endofall 05/03/18 11:31:17 PM #27:	Ingenuity <cite>Endofall posted [p:900767771] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>Ingenuity</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DavidWong 05/03/18 11:34:26 PM #28:	This is the sort of shit government needs to do in secret until they can figure it out. This sort of research MUST be done.. it's horrifying to think about the what ifs, but it has to be done to continue advancing knowledge --- When goods do not cross borders, soldiers will. Frederic Bastiat, French economist (1801-1850) <cite>DavidWong posted [p:900767911] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>This is the sort of shit government needs to do in secret until they can figure it out. This sort of research MUST be done.. it's horrifying to think about the what ifs, but it has to be done to continue advancing knowledge</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
marthsheretoo 05/03/18 11:40:03 PM #29:	"Our planet is already overpopulated. You need space for young people and new ideas, and the notion of desperately clinging on to any mechanism possible for human beings living forever, I find very unsavoury." Fuck off. --- "Even MarthKoopa has jumped on the MarthKoopa hate wagon." -DevsBro <cite>marthsheretoo posted [p:900768134] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote><quote>"Our planet is already overpopulated. You need space for young people and new ideas, and the notion of desperately clinging on to any mechanism possible for human beings living forever, I find very unsavoury."</quote> Fuck off.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DavidWong 05/03/18 11:43:13 PM #30:	marthsheretoo posted... "Our planet is already overpopulated. You need space for young people and new ideas, and the notion of desperately clinging on to any mechanism possible for human beings living forever, I find very unsavoury." Fuck off. I mean, overpopulation is a serious issue --- When goods do not cross borders, soldiers will. Frederic Bastiat, French economist (1801-1850) <cite>DavidWong posted [p:900768267] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote><cite>marthsheretoo posted...</cite> <quote><quote>"Our planet is already overpopulated. You need space for young people and new ideas, and the notion of desperately clinging on to any mechanism possible for human beings living forever, I find very unsavoury."</quote> Fuck off.</quote> I mean, overpopulation is a serious issue</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
marthsheretoo 05/03/18 11:44:31 PM #31:	DavidWong posted... marthsheretoo posted... "Our planet is already overpopulated. You need space for young people and new ideas, and the notion of desperately clinging on to any mechanism possible for human beings living forever, I find very unsavoury." Fuck off. I mean, overpopulation is a serious issue So we just let people die who could be saved, is that it? --- "Even MarthKoopa has jumped on the MarthKoopa hate wagon." -DevsBro <cite>marthsheretoo posted [p:900768326] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote><cite>DavidWong posted...</cite> <quote><cite>marthsheretoo posted...</cite> <quote><quote>"Our planet is already overpopulated. You need space for young people and new ideas, and the notion of desperately clinging on to any mechanism possible for human beings living forever, I find very unsavoury."</quote> Fuck off.</quote> I mean, overpopulation is a serious issue</quote> So we just let people die who could be saved, is that it?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DavidWong 05/03/18 11:45:43 PM #32:	marthsheretoo posted... DavidWong posted... marthsheretoo posted... "Our planet is already overpopulated. You need space for young people and new ideas, and the notion of desperately clinging on to any mechanism possible for human beings living forever, I find very unsavoury." Fuck off. I mean, overpopulation is a serious issue So we just let people die who could be saved, is that it? There's no easy answer to the overpopulation issue. --- When goods do not cross borders, soldiers will. Frederic Bastiat, French economist (1801-1850) <cite>DavidWong posted [p:900768372] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote><cite>marthsheretoo posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DavidWong posted...</cite> <quote><cite>marthsheretoo posted...</cite> <quote><quote>"Our planet is already overpopulated. You need space for young people and new ideas, and the notion of desperately clinging on to any mechanism possible for human beings living forever, I find very unsavoury."</quote> Fuck off.</quote> I mean, overpopulation is a serious issue</quote> So we just let people die who could be saved, is that it?</quote> There's no easy answer to the overpopulation issue.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
marthsheretoo 05/03/18 11:48:07 PM #33:	Am I supposed to take that as a yes? --- "Even MarthKoopa has jumped on the MarthKoopa hate wagon." -DevsBro <cite>marthsheretoo posted [p:900768455] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>Am I supposed to take that as a yes?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
iPhone_7 05/03/18 11:50:39 PM #34:	There is an easy answer to overpopulation, dont have 8 babies. --- Sig User Logic http://i.imgur.com/lA5fm7w.jpg <cite>iPhone_7 posted [p:900768566] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>There is an easy answer to overpopulation, dont have 8 babies.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DavidWong 05/03/18 11:53:02 PM #35:	marthsheretoo posted... Am I supposed to take that as a yes? No. I don't have an answer or really any ideas that aren't crimes against humanity, really. I personally didn't mind the idea in Inferno by Dan Brown - ~~a global disease that infects everybody in the world, and the only symptom is that you have a 1/3 chance to become sterile.~~ --- When goods do not cross borders, soldiers will. Frederic Bastiat, French economist (1801-1850) <cite>DavidWong posted [p:900768673] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote><cite>marthsheretoo posted...</cite> <quote>Am I supposed to take that as a yes?</quote> No. I don't have an answer or really any ideas that aren't crimes against humanity, really. I personally didn't mind the idea in Inferno by Dan Brown - a global disease that infects everybody in the world, and the only symptom is that you have a 1/3 chance to become sterile.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
G-Ziss 05/04/18 12:07:26 AM #36:	iClockwork posted... Why don't they just take a brain out of someones body for a day then put it back in and ask if he remembers anything? What would he remember? He wouldn't be able to see, hear, smell, feel, or taste anything. Without those 5 senses, I don't believe there'd be anything to remember. <cite>G-Ziss posted [p:900769239] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote><cite>iClockwork posted...</cite> <quote>Why don't they just take a brain out of someones body for a day then put it back in and ask if he remembers anything?</quote> What would he remember? He wouldn't be able to see, hear, smell, feel, or taste anything. Without those 5 senses, I don't believe there'd be anything to remember.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Naysaspace 05/04/18 12:09:35 AM #37:	what could possibly be unethical about this <cite>Naysaspace posted [p:900769320] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote>what could possibly be unethical about this</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
G-Ziss 05/04/18 12:10:10 AM #38:	Naysaspace posted... what could possibly be unethical about this I'm sure PITA will come up with something. <cite>G-Ziss posted [p:900769338] in Ethics deb... [t:76559562]...</cite> <quote><cite>Naysaspace posted...</cite> <quote>what could possibly be unethical about this</quote> I'm sure PITA will come up with something.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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