“Speed limits are holding me back from getting from a to B in as little time as possible” yeah, and they reduce the likelihood of injuring/killing a people in the process.
I’m not arguing that ethics boards cant be overly stringent. But there’s a reason we have them in the first place and that still doesn’t make it alright to start conducting unauthorised experiments on people.
Even if it turned out OK in this case, and we still can’t say that it definitely did, the next person who trys to pull a stunt like this might not be so lucky, qualified, or knowledgable.
If you were so sure you are special, and by some divine grace it happened that you were actually right, you are actually that special a driver, then if/when you still run someone over that goes into the field of something like superheroics logistics / insurances or “natural disaster” insurance I guess.
The problem there becomes, to turn back the analogy to the real case being discussed, how do you compensate someone for being born.
okay but like what if I’m really sure I’m special, and have no concept of it not being fine? and besides I’m a great driver, so you’re actually bad for insulting me with a speed limit. how dare you. besides; it’s probably fine.
“Speed limits are holding me back from getting from a to B in as little time as possible” yeah, and they reduce the likelihood of injuring/killing a people in the process.
Then why isn’t the speed limit 0 everywhere? Speed limits are a balance between two opposing concerns.
In this case, ethics is holding back life-saving treatments. Ethics boards should approve gene editing more than they currently do.
I’m not arguing that ethics boards cant be overly stringent. But there’s a reason we have them in the first place and that still doesn’t make it alright to start conducting unauthorised experiments on people.
Even if it turned out OK in this case, and we still can’t say that it definitely did, the next person who trys to pull a stunt like this might not be so lucky, qualified, or knowledgable.
What’s the alternative here?
yeah, but, consider: I really want to get to point B. like, so badly. and I’m pretty sure I’m a good driver.
Everyone wants to get to their point B, ad they are all statistically pretty sure you are not as good a driver as you think you are.
okay but what if I’m, like, really sure I’m good? or I just want it so so so so so so bad?
you want it so so so so so bad that you don’t care if other people die in the process?
We have terms for when one goes on with that, such as “crime”, and it’s penalized.
okay but no, because: what if im special so it’s fine?
If you were so sure you are special, and by some divine grace it happened that you were actually right, you are actually that special a driver, then if/when you still run someone over that goes into the field of something like superheroics logistics / insurances or “natural disaster” insurance I guess.
The problem there becomes, to turn back the analogy to the real case being discussed, how do you compensate someone for being born.
okay but like what if I’m really sure I’m special, and have no concept of it not being fine? and besides I’m a great driver, so you’re actually bad for insulting me with a speed limit. how dare you. besides; it’s probably fine.