Bugmaster comments on Holden's Objection 1: Friendliness is dangerous - LessWrong

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Comment author: Bugmaster 21 May 2012 10:55:42PM 2 points [-]

Every human being who has ever lived came from a male-female sex act.

Technically, given our modern technology, this is no longer true; though throughout most of human history this was indeed the case.

Comment author: [deleted] 21 May 2012 10:58:07PM 2 points [-]

OK, but I think to say "almost every human being who has ever lived..." would be a misleading understatement.

Comment author: Bugmaster 21 May 2012 10:59:47PM 0 points [-]

Yeah I suppose you're right. I wasn't really trying to nitpick your statement, but instead to express my admiration of modern technology. We've come pretty far since the days of Ancient Greece.

Comment author: Strange7 22 May 2012 09:33:56AM 2 points [-]

Even before modern IVF, I'm pretty sure it's medically possible for a woman to become pregnant with sperm donated by a man she's never been within arm's reach of, kept on e.g. a damp cloth. I wouldn't be so quick to rule out the possibility of such a thing having happened in Ancient Greece at some point.