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		sircastor on May 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Deaf girl is cured in world first gene therapy tri... Wouldn't reducing suffering to nil be a worthy goal? Is there any reason we shouldn't pursue this to its end?

sh4rks on May 11, 2024 [–]

You can reduce physical suffering, but what about mental suffering? Would you want everybody to take a drug that will make them perpetually "high"?

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