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I don't see why we're obliged to care about the sanctity of Martian life. It's not an ethical question, because it doesn't involve harming any sentient being: living species don't have any inherent right to exist. S
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I bet developers will start to lose jobs to AI. Maybe before truck drivers do. The reaction here on HN will be something to behold.
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What is GA? I think the right answer is both . And probably Javascript, too.
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> Dr Li Nominative determinism in action!
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Gasoline alone does not contain extractable chemical energy. Gasoline mixed with oxygen does, though, and that mixture makes a pretty good bomb if you have any amount of it, like most strong reducers mixed with strong oxidizers. Liquid fuel
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There are more dangerous combinations of chemicals than lithium superoxide mixed intimately with lithium, but there aren't many .
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> Talk about BIG challenges: how could this be fixed, assuming it can be fixed? A military coup followed by a dictatorship, in which massive, forcible wealth redistribution would take place. Silicon Valley, as the country's second g
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The primary explanation for the success of Trump is that he is a competent representative of a section of the population, that is currently unrepresented in the party spectrum. "Competent" means he has an organisation, is seen as
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I think getting murdered would be more of a concern than the low cost of living.
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I have a theory that everyone who studies chemistry is some kind of pyromaniac.
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Well, at least it keeps your hand in one piece for the surgeons to reattach.
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The Ukraine annexation by Russia was supported by most of the local residents, though. The way to resolve situations where regions of the country want to become independent or join another nation is by allowing them to vote on secession.
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The way Facebook chooses articles for its feed has no effect on anyone's free speech. Comparing it to banning books is silly.
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Clickbait is just a conspicuous example of a more general problem: sensational and scaremongering news there is no conceivable benefit in knowing. This category encompasses most political news, and the daily litany of misery, crime and terr
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> a proxy takeover in a minor ally power That sounds more like "How can we maintain a sphere of influence and a de facto empire" rather than "How can we ensure the nation is defended from attack." National borders are
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Why would any country attack you if you make it clear that an attack will result in them being annihilated? Politicians start wars when they believe the risk is worth it; they are much less likely to order troops to invade if they think it
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> Now, sure, you might be unwilling to surrender, and willing to risk a global nuclear war The thing is that there is no reason to believe that a nuclear exchange is necessarily the same as national suicide or will escalate to a global n
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> Will people only be satisfied when companies exactly match the demographics of the countries they operate in? Well, why not? That would be a good way, in general, to eliminate discrimination, class and caste systems that hinder social
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I always considered that if you believe nuclear deterrence is effective, it would be logical to disband the entire conventional military, and keep the nuclear weapons. The advantage would be you save an enormous amount of money, and vastly
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Because: (1) it's an insult . Some of us grew up with 'Smear the Queer' played in school. I am not 'queer', I'm gay (or homosexual, if you want to be clinical). (2) There is nothing we have in common with thes
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I'd say that ethics define a local and situational landscape of guidance, rather than global policies. There are cases where our ethical intuition breaks down altogether or gives contradictory answers depending on how you argue, such
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> an animal is incapable of consent. They don't exactly consent to being killed and eaten, either. Looking for consistency in human ethics, particularly sexual ethics, always seemed a bit foolish to me. We didn't develop them w
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This is gibberish.
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It's disgraceful that the US is propping up an undemocratic regime that murders its opponents, oppresses women, sponsors terrorism and extremism worldwide, starts brutal wars, etc. But enough about the Saudis.
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> Authors: Mohammad Asadi, Kibum Kim, Cong Liu, Aditya Venkata Addepalli, Pedram Abbasi, Poya Yasaei, Patrick Phillips, Amirhossein Behranginia, José M. Cerrato, Richard Haasch, Peter Zapol, Bijandra Kumar, Robert F. Klie, Jeremiah Abiad
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Not equivalent but comparable in certain ways. The claim I am responding to is that the entire concept of "expertise" is equivalent to a dictatorship.
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I do not see why extremely pure water would leach metals any more than tapwater would. Chemically it should not matter. All species will reach equilibrium between the surface of the container and the liquid and if dilute they will not care
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Extrajudicial killing is very popular in the US, by drone (against Muslims), by gun owner (Stand Your Ground laws) and by cop (against minorities).
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There have been about 2,000 nuclear explosions in world history, plus dozens of meltdowns, innumerable leaks, etc. How about the lives that weren't lost as a result of (1) nuclear deterrence preventing wars between great powers (2) n
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We also should not accept historical claims that have not been repeated :)

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