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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 26 Apr 2013

    Why do so many moralists favor policies that increase death & suffering? Sense on organ donation by Sally Satel - http://nyti.ms/ZSL9Vq 

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      2. P.R. Baxter‏ @Camerazilla 26 Apr 2013
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Why do pro lifers kill Doctors? That seems like a contradiction to me.

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      1. Ron Burk‏ @ronburk 27 Apr 2013
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        @sapinker Why does "solution" of seqstrng prisoners prior to organ transplant remind me of seqstrng cows before slaughter to reduce E. Coli?

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      1. Chris Maslanka‏ @ChrisMaslanka 27 Apr 2013
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        @sapinker This is a nuanced issue; moralists like rules. But rules have difficulty encompassing nuances. Simplest rule is: don't allow it.

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      1. Juan Ramón‏ @unnombrealazar 27 Apr 2013
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        @sapinker "The remedy is to sequester the prisoners for three weeks". That doesn't sound very moral, does it?

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      1. Lianne Byram‏ @LianneByram 26 Apr 2013
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        @sapinker Hmm. I still have misgivings about this one. Such a vulnerable and unpopular population. Ripe for abuse in my opinion.

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      1. Joan Jaeckel‏ @JoanJaeckel 26 Apr 2013
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        @sapinker Because moralists are materialists? Think if they get rid of the person they kill the idea?

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      1. Lev Reyzin‏ @lreyzin 26 Apr 2013
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        @sapinker If organ donation reduced sentences, one could think of a 2yr sentence as "2yr or kidney." We'd need to consider the consequences.

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      1. David Wells‏ @dagwells 26 Apr 2013
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        @sapinker you do realise that your name is in very real danger of becoming cockney rhyming slang for a deep thinker. Yes?

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      1. TheAdlerian‏ @TheAdlerian 26 Apr 2013
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        @sapinker Because some people are highly aggressive monkeys hiding behind a shield of fantasy.

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      1. Anna Haunthropologist‏ @AnnaAnthro 26 Apr 2013
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        Hard One: Are donated organs from prisoners truly voluntary? “@sapinker: Sense on organ donation by Sally Satel - http://nyti.ms/ZSL9Vq ”

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      1. Michael Farrell‏ @MichaelFarrellE 26 Apr 2013
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        @sapinker Sadam Hussein used organs of executed adversaries so why not US prisons do the same #organdonation

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      1. CindySpookyCandyCorn 👻‏ @cindynorth1 26 Apr 2013
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        @sapinker Being a 'Moralist' doesn't mean you're Moral...

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      1. Leon‏ @leonsaviour 26 Apr 2013
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        @sapinker is this not modern day slavery?

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