Robert Evans
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Yeah, exactly. Now we're getting to the real sketchy shit.
Yeah, exactly. Now we're getting to the real sketchy shit.
Yeah, exactly. Now we're getting to the real sketchy shit.
Now, Der Spiegel very reasonably said, well, you shouldn't maybe because it's super illegal, right? Like you're not, it's very illegal to clone human beings. And Church's response is, well, that may be true in Germany, but it's not true everywhere. And laws can change, by the way. Cool. That's like if someone's like, I think I'm going to commit some murders.
Now, Der Spiegel very reasonably said, well, you shouldn't maybe because it's super illegal, right? Like you're not, it's very illegal to clone human beings. And Church's response is, well, that may be true in Germany, but it's not true everywhere. And laws can change, by the way. Cool. That's like if someone's like, I think I'm going to commit some murders.
Now, Der Spiegel very reasonably said, well, you shouldn't maybe because it's super illegal, right? Like you're not, it's very illegal to clone human beings. And Church's response is, well, that may be true in Germany, but it's not true everywhere. And laws can change, by the way. Cool. That's like if someone's like, I think I'm going to commit some murders.
And he's like, but it's illegal to murder. Well, what if the law changed? That's not really my question.
And he's like, but it's illegal to murder. Well, what if the law changed? That's not really my question.
And he's like, but it's illegal to murder. Well, what if the law changed? That's not really my question.
Mm-hmm. Like, I'm not really like, if it were legal to murder, that wouldn't change my judgment upon you for wanting to murder somebody, you know? And it's interesting because, again, he's always described as having this deep consideration of ethics and, you know, putting even a lot of money into making sure that what he does is ethical.
Mm-hmm. Like, I'm not really like, if it were legal to murder, that wouldn't change my judgment upon you for wanting to murder somebody, you know? And it's interesting because, again, he's always described as having this deep consideration of ethics and, you know, putting even a lot of money into making sure that what he does is ethical.
Mm-hmm. Like, I'm not really like, if it were legal to murder, that wouldn't change my judgment upon you for wanting to murder somebody, you know? And it's interesting because, again, he's always described as having this deep consideration of ethics and, you know, putting even a lot of money into making sure that what he does is ethical.
And he's asked like, yeah, but like it's super illegal to clone human beings for like obvious reasons. And he's like, well, what if it wasn't? Like, again, not my question, my dude. It's okay. Yeah. It's just fascinating.
And he's asked like, yeah, but like it's super illegal to clone human beings for like obvious reasons. And he's like, well, what if it wasn't? Like, again, not my question, my dude. It's okay. Yeah. It's just fascinating.
And he's asked like, yeah, but like it's super illegal to clone human beings for like obvious reasons. And he's like, well, what if it wasn't? Like, again, not my question, my dude. It's okay. Yeah. It's just fascinating.
And the other thing that's interesting here is that, like, not only is he, like, his answer to, like, this is kind of fucked up, well, we could make it legal, but when he's kind of pressed by Der Spiegel on, like, why would you want to do this? Like, what's the benefit? His answer is complete horseshit. First off, he's asked, like, why would this be desirable, right?
And the other thing that's interesting here is that, like, not only is he, like, his answer to, like, this is kind of fucked up, well, we could make it legal, but when he's kind of pressed by Der Spiegel on, like, why would you want to do this? Like, what's the benefit? His answer is complete horseshit. First off, he's asked, like, why would this be desirable, right?
And the other thing that's interesting here is that, like, not only is he, like, his answer to, like, this is kind of fucked up, well, we could make it legal, but when he's kind of pressed by Der Spiegel on, like, why would you want to do this? Like, what's the benefit? His answer is complete horseshit. First off, he's asked, like, why would this be desirable, right?
And when you ask that, you're asking, like, give me a good reason to want a Neanderthal clone that's not, like, some sort of cheap profit. Like, why is this desirable? And his first answer is, well, that's another thing. I tend to decide on what is desirable based on societal consensus. My role is to determine what's technologically feasible.
And when you ask that, you're asking, like, give me a good reason to want a Neanderthal clone that's not, like, some sort of cheap profit. Like, why is this desirable? And his first answer is, well, that's another thing. I tend to decide on what is desirable based on societal consensus. My role is to determine what's technologically feasible.