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I'd take it further, in my opinion, it is essentially unjustifiable in a deeply karmic way. I genuinely think that I would be able to work on a weapons guidanc
by therein 3y ago
I'd take it further, in my opinion, it is essentially unjustifiable in a deeply karmic way.
I genuinely think that I would be able to work on a weapons guidance system and even know that it has been used to target a military vehicle without feeling much guilt but performing the kind of work you have quoted on animals would make me stop and think. And just stop. It is not worth the progress. Not worth the credits, the money. Not worth graduating.
- niemandhier 3y agoThe people conducting this kind of research pay an emotional price for it. Here is a very thoughtful account of how it can affect you: https://www.cnet.com/science/i-killed-563-mice-for-science/ https://www.cnet.com/science/i-killed-563-mice-for-science/ I did this myself for many years, and honestly, I believe the world would be a better place if the people designing weapons were exposed to the suffering they cause to the same degree we are.
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- euroderf 3y agoA friend in biology spent many work days doing little else than putting mice into a guillotine. Chopping off their little heads to get a snapshot of their brain chemistry after a dose of something. It definitely messed her up, and she was quite aware of the toll it was taking.
- moltenc 3y agoAlmost as if actions in this life have karmic consequences. Your friend has quite the next life to look forward to.
- euroderf 3y agoYou mention karma. My own take on it is that you are not so much punished for your sins as by your sins.
- moltenc 3y agoAll sin is essentially just desire. Anything you desire, you will get, in this life or the next. The trouble is most people's desires are unconscious, programmed in or are otherwise unoriginal, which leads to all sorts of trouble and misery. Simply put, to desire is to suffer and make others suffer.
- euroderf 3y agoIndividuals are icebergs. 90% is under the waterline, out of sight.
- tokai 3y ago>that I would be able to work on a weapons guidance system and even know that it has been used to target a military vehicle without feeling much guilt That is pretty sad and disgusting.
- macrolime 3y agoDo you eat meat? That's arguably worse.
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