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Feb 22, 2023Liked by Bentham's Bulldog

The Martian example is excellent. Another useful feature of it is that is that it presents the scenario as normalized, something expected to happen every once in a while. This neuters the "Dr. Frankenstein's ego is so big he thinks he can single-mindedly change the way things have always been!" aspect of anti-Transplant intuitions.

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A stellar piece. However, in the words of one M. Hijab, "Contradiction! CONTRADICTION!" Expect my crushing response in a finite number of business days.

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