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It looks to me like the scariest, most dangerous part of this is that they appear to be searching for risk mitigation strategies rather than an outright ban on penalty of death for GoF research.
There is NO legitimate reason for making viruses more virulent other than use as a weapon. None. Just because Dr. Faucistein is curious is not sufficient cause for endangering the entire planet. There is a reason that biological warfare was outlawed just as atmospheric nuclear testing was. Nowadays, it seems folks routinely ignore international law in the pursuit of a more effective and less discriminate weapon of mass indiscrimiate killing, but if the certainty of some serious "researcher" death were attached to any such research, they might think twice before endangering the rest of us.
We already have the technology to take out these Dr. Faucistein researchers - just ask Ayman al-Zawahiri. So what the hell are we waiting on to enforce the international law in the matter?
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It looks to me like the scariest, most dangerous part of this is that they appear to be searching for risk mitigation strategies rather than an outright ban on penalty of death for GoF research.
There is NO legitimate reason for making viruses more virulent other than use as a weapon. None. Just because Dr. Faucistein is curious is not sufficient cause for endangering the entire planet. There is a reason that biological warfare was outlawed just as atmospheric nuclear testing was. Nowadays, it seems folks routinely ignore international law in the pursuit of a more effective and less discriminate weapon of mass indiscrimiate killing, but if the certainty of some serious "researcher" death were attached to any such research, they might think twice before endangering the rest of us.
We already have the technology to take out these Dr. Faucistein researchers - just ask Ayman al-Zawahiri. So what the hell are we waiting on to enforce the international law in the matter?
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’