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I could've done without reading the word almost

• hypfer 5mo ago
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  • wewtyflakes 5mo ago
    > I think it is safe to say that those brains are having a blast How could you possibly say that? You are positing that the brains are both conscious and happy. Both of those are leaps. > It just invokes a strong emotional response because it's so "abnormal" You are making an assumption about why people find this horrifying, and the assumption you made was uncharitable. > OTOH, this is HN, I guess. Having empathy for real people would be harmful to the business model of most people's employers. I do not see how people on HN being horrified by human brain experiments means they do not have empathy.
• pavel_lishin 5mo ago
  That's before they apply the anaesthetic.
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