wedrifid comments on Rationality Quotes September 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 18 September 2011 04:39:47AM 5 points [-]

So, are you going to deny that seventy-year-old their new organs?

Yes, unless there is nobody else that can use them. If my watching of House tells me anything it is standard practice to prioritize by this kind of criteria.

Comment author: Raw_Power 18 September 2011 03:49:08PM 0 points [-]

I like this answer, if only for emotional reasons :). I also think the vast majority of seventy-years-old would be compelled by this argument.