I understand that. Basically, I'm just saying that, if it were me, I would hope that something good could come out of it.gali wrote:Gravy wrote:
I don't see much of a difference (not including the circumstances of death) between this and organ donation, except the dead individuals permission.
There is a big difference as not only they had no say in the matter, they were tortured and maimed while alive.
Would you take an immortality serum made from victims?
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Re: Would you take an immortality serum made from victims?
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I see.Gravy wrote:I understand that. Basically, I'm just saying that, if it were me, I would hope that something good could come out of it.gali wrote:Gravy wrote:
I don't see much of a difference (not including the circumstances of death) between this and organ donation, except the dead individuals permission.
There is a big difference as not only they had no say in the matter, they were tortured and maimed while alive.
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I think you make a really interesting point! My first instinct was to say no, I could, under no circumstances, be able to take an immortality serum made from victims. But I liked your thoughtful response and no I am torn. It would be hard to put aside the incredibly unethical way in which the serum was created, but at the same time, as you state, would it be worth disregarding the research completely if it could potentially help/heal others? Great commentJasmine M Wardiya wrote:I think it's fine to say studies should be done within the constraints of ethics and that's definitely something that should be done going forward, but saying that after the fact isn't going to save the victims of the time. Should we disregard research because it wasn't done ethically? Yes, it's a moral outcry but throwing away anything that was discovered by that feels like wasting what they lost. I wouldn't like it, certainly, but if it could potentially help the people of today I'd probably still consider it.
In regards to immortality, I'd like to say no, but who knows how I'd feel having it physically in front of my face. But don't want immortality with a clear, rational mind, at least. Then again, I've read books where they don't until they're dying - and then immortality dances in front of their face. A very different situation then.
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The question is quite a conundrum though, look at all the experiments violating human rights in "the name of science", yet one wonders how advanced many of our modern medical procedures would be without certain experiments having taken place....
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Exactly! Even today, many countries have a top secret base. What happens within these bases isn't known.Jax14 wrote:Nope - no interest in immortality for me!
The question is quite a conundrum though, look at all the experiments violating human rights in "the name of science", yet one wonders how advanced many of our modern medical procedures would be without certain experiments having taken place....
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Generally, people aren't meant to live forever and who's to say that those who are on their deathbeds want the serum if the cost is to live forever? Some may find an indefinite life lonely and depressing.
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gali wrote:
There is a big difference as not only they had no say in the matter, they were tortured and maimed while alive.
That is paramount to why it would be wrong to take it when it was made from people who had no choice in the matter. Really, though, the whole idea makes me nauseous so I probably wouldn't have gotten to that aspect in decision making.