If you could only save one . . .
 

If a fire breaks out in a fertility clinic, whom do you save — a Petri dish with five blastula or the two year-old child?

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Already done in politics. And wow, was that a mess.

Er, not to put a damper on things. Maybe it will be more interesting here.

I save the kid because, er, blastulas are kind of hard to anthropomorphize.

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Both. And yes, I know I'm ignoring the restrictions of the OP. We did this recently (I thought it was here, but it might have been in Politics).

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How many blastula can the two year-old child be expected to co-produce during their lifetime? More than 5 I'd gather, especially if he/she went out of their way to do it.

I chose the child, obviously.

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How many blastula can the two year-old child be expected to co-produce during their lifetime? More than 5 I'd gather, especially if he/she went out of their way to do it.

I chose the child, obviously.

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How many 2 year old children can the blastula be expected to co-produce during their lifetime?

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If for no other reason (althought there are a ton) I can go with the toddler for suffering reasons. No nervous system = no pain.

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whats the chances of the blastula actually becoming children. Remember they don't always become children due to the artificial fertilization methods correct?

Melch

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What is the two year old doing alone in a fertility clinic?

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If for no other reason (althought there are a ton) I can go with the toddler for suffering reasons. No nervous system = no pain.

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I like this question.

It's petty in a really satisfying way.

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Fertility clinics routinely throw approximately 1000 blastula a day in the trash. The only people who care about blastula are George Bush and far right conservatives. Oh yes, and people who can use them for life saving stem cell research.

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Both. And yes, I know I'm ignoring the restrictions of the OP. We did this recently (I thought it was here, but it might have been in Politics).

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Yeah, it was in politics

Now let's never speak of this again.

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Both. And yes, I know I'm ignoring the restrictions of the OP. We did this recently (I thought it was here, but it might have been in Politics).

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Yeah, it was in politics

Now let's never speak of this again.

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Ah, yes. Just read through it again and I'm still pleased with my answers.

And that [censored] who thought I was only 15 kinda welched out on that wager....

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BCPVP,
I believe that you are about 20 or 21 correct?
Just curious.

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BCPVP,
I believe that you are about 20 or 21 correct?
Just curious.

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Correct. I'll be 21 in August.

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2 year old first
then
a pet
then
my coat
then a cup of tea

chez

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Both. And yes, I know I'm ignoring the restrictions of the OP. We did this recently (I thought it was here, but it might have been in Politics).

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Yeah, it was in politics

Now let's never speak of this again.

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Ah, yes. Just read through it again and I'm still pleased with my answers.

And that [censored] who thought I was only 15 kinda welched out on that wager....

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You really shouldn't be. In general, avoiding answering questions by making (in general, very irrelevant) analogies or asking counter questions is not a good way to argue. Even if you're right (which, in general, people who employ this argumentative style are not) your credibility basically disappears right there and no one will take you seriously when you're not discussing rationally.

Hope this helps.

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If for no other reason (althought there are a ton) I can go with the toddler for suffering reasons. No nervous system = no pain.

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That is one way of saying what you chose to leave behind is a "no brainer"!

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I think a better question is, could the progress of science cause A to be the unequivocably better option in the future?

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This was the most insightful response in the last thread.

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In general, avoiding answering questions by making (in general, very irrelevant) analogies or asking counter questions is not a good way to argue.

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Wow, analogies and counter questions have no place in debate? I've never heard that before. I didn't avoid answering the questions, I avoided giving them the answer they wanted. Nice job trying to mischaracterize what I said, though.

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madnak,

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Fabian

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This was the most insightful response in the last thread.

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Agreed. And of course, that is the response which gets zero follow-on replies.

Good answer, pvn.

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madnak, I thought we agreed to stop pointing out the fact that BCPVP is a....no, I won't say it.

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2 year old first
then
a pet
then
my coat
then a cup of tea

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That's not a very good Haiku, but I appreciate the effort.