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> why not try it? I imagine not everyone feels comfortable potentially killing someone with a creation of theirs that they're not confident in, even if others
by mehrdadn 7y ago
> why not try it?
I imagine not everyone feels comfortable potentially killing someone with a creation of theirs that they're not confident in, even if others are willing to risk it.
- markgavalda 7y agoIt's the other way around though: it's not them or their creation that is killing the patient, it's the virus. There's a big difference between their creation being unable to save the patient and actively killing them.
- Gasp0de 7y agoThat's the thing with giving people stuff that hasn't been tested on anyone before: It might actively kill them, not just not prevent them from being killed by the virus.
- darkerside 7y agoThat's a very optimistic viewpoint. In reality, it is certainly possible that their creation could kill the patient before the virus does.
- vintermann 7y agoIf everyone always demanded the "best" treatment according to our current knowledge, we might never find out there was anything better than leeches...
- forkexec 7y agoInformed consent of X or X's health POA determines what happens, not random doctors.