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If we cure cancer, does it make smoking socially acceptable? If we can grow meat in a lab, will vegetarians eat it? -- nm

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Mar 14 '17, 12:48

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If we automate driving, what will happen to our organ supply for donations? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 14, 12:59 4
- Probably by then, we'll have 3-D printed organs anyway. (I know you're joking) -- nm - Roger More Mar 14, 13:04 2
  - Not really. There was a study about this. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 13:06 1
    - I remember, but my interpretation of his point is "does it matter?" -- nm - Roger More Mar 14, 13:13
- the AI will cross-reference your blood type with the transplant list and determine if it needs to crash into a tree to help someone more deserving. - Beryllium Mar 14, 13:01
without question yes -- nm - rollo Mar 14, 12:55
Ask Lem and Phil -- nm - Dano Mar 14, 12:50 1
- You'll have to get the taste of despair out of it first... -- nm - Ender Mar 14, 12:57
No, and it's up to the choice of the individual vegetarian. -- nm - Roger More Mar 14, 12:50
I think society's wise and swift reigning in of the vape crowd suggests no to the former. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Mar 14, 12:50
no, cause it makes your clothes, breath, food, furniture, etc smell disgusting. -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 12:49 1
- For sure. It's so permeatingly disgusting. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 12:51

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