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I'd caution against randomly flying across cities. There's probably a very good reason why we don't naturally do that. Just pointing out that this is a weak ar

I'd caution against randomly flying across cities. There's probably a very good reason why we don't naturally do that. Just pointing out that this is a weak argument.

jfoutz 8y ago
You might wait for a few flights over an empty field first though.
kakarot 8y ago
Many people were injured or killed trying to invent flying machines until we finally got it right.
- grogenaut 8y ago
  Many many people have already died of brains issues. On the order of 5% of everyone who has lived ever. Esp in the last 2 centuries which from some counts is more than ever lived before. Your simile would be apt if people not getting to the other side of the city were dying or having greatly decreased quality of life (alzheimers, stroke).
a11595 8y ago
Why argue with the guy? Logic will not win an argument with someone like that. He is literally saying if the body isn't doing it already, we shouldn't do it - he is saying medicine is a bad idea. This is the opposite of a Christian nut, although just as uneducated on evolution. He thinks it's a guided process that comes with a perfect being, not something that ends up with the highest population.
- mcbutterbunz 8y ago
  > he is saying medicine is a bad idea When did he say that? I don't want to put words in his mouth but I would guess more research needs to be done to ensure there are no side effects or unintended consequences... similar to what is done when medicine is developed.
  - a11595 8y ago
    that is literally the only thing he said in his post. no one is randomly doing that in medicine - that's what nature does, and it's called evolution. he claims literally the opposite. what no one is saying is "no research should be done." the treatment being talked about falls in the medicine category. he is cautioning against it because the body doesn't do that already. let me rephrase that: I caution against the use of cephalexin when your appendix bursts. if it was safe, the body would produce its own antibiotics. I caution against neuron regeneration when your nerves are damaged. If it was safe, the body would regenerate its own nerves. I caution against taking daily finasteride. If it was safe to not have ass cancer, your body wouldn't have ass cancer. thankfully in evolution, bald people don't reproduce as much, so someone bald and with ass-cancer won't pass on his opinions to the world as long as these awesome scientists.

I'd caution against randomly flying across cities. There's probably a very good reason why we don't naturally do that. Just pointing out that this is a weak argument.

jfoutz 8y ago

You might wait for a few flights over an empty field first though.

kakarot 8y ago

Many people were injured or killed trying to invent flying machines until we finally got it right.

grogenaut 8y ago
Many many people have already died of brains issues. On the order of 5% of everyone who has lived ever. Esp in the last 2 centuries which from some counts is more than ever lived before. Your simile would be apt if people not getting to the other side of the city were dying or having greatly decreased quality of life (alzheimers, stroke).

a11595 8y ago

Why argue with the guy? Logic will not win an argument with someone like that. He is literally saying if the body isn't doing it already, we shouldn't do it - he is saying medicine is a bad idea. This is the opposite of a Christian nut, although just as uneducated on evolution. He thinks it's a guided process that comes with a perfect being, not something that ends up with the highest population.

mcbutterbunz 8y ago
> he is saying medicine is a bad idea When did he say that? I don't want to put words in his mouth but I would guess more research needs to be done to ensure there are no side effects or unintended consequences... similar to what is done when medicine is developed.
- a11595 8y ago
  that is literally the only thing he said in his post. no one is randomly doing that in medicine - that's what nature does, and it's called evolution. he claims literally the opposite. what no one is saying is "no research should be done." the treatment being talked about falls in the medicine category. he is cautioning against it because the body doesn't do that already. let me rephrase that: I caution against the use of cephalexin when your appendix bursts. if it was safe, the body would produce its own antibiotics. I caution against neuron regeneration when your nerves are damaged. If it was safe, the body would regenerate its own nerves. I caution against taking daily finasteride. If it was safe to not have ass cancer, your body wouldn't have ass cancer. thankfully in evolution, bald people don't reproduce as much, so someone bald and with ass-cancer won't pass on his opinions to the world as long as these awesome scientists.