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Comment author: ChristianKl 16 October 2014 04:04:31PM 5 points [-]

If the conditions are (or will be) malthusian, it is better for people to die of acute starvation than that they be subject to chronic malnutrition; it is better that they die of acute diseases like ebola, that they suffer from chronic diseases like malaria.

No. Better medical care encourages women to get less children and therefore reduces population.

Comment author: Vulture 16 October 2014 06:06:29PM 7 points [-]

Oh, right. Damn real life, always giving us easy outs from the interesting ethical dilemmas.

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