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Comment author: jkaufman 29 July 2013 05:05:50PM *  1 point [-]

Those are not the same thing.

Agreed.

They're not even remotely similar beyond both involving brain surgery.

I was attempting to give an example of other ways in which I might find torture more palatable if I were modified first.

I never could persuade the people arguing for it ...

Right, which is why this argument isn't actually a straw-man and why ice9's post is useful.

Comment author: MugaSofer 29 July 2013 10:57:59PM -1 points [-]

Those are not the same thing.

Agreed.

They're not even remotely similar beyond both involving brain surgery.

I was attempting to give an example of other ways in which I might find torture more palatable if I were modified first.

Ah, OK.

Right, which is why this argument isn't actually a straw-man and why ice9's post is useful.

Hah, yes. Sorry, I thought you were complaining it was actually a strawman :/ Whoops.

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