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Old 06-03-2010, 10:16 AM   #8
noviceathome
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Originally Posted by glatt View Post
If you believe in that sort of thing, then clearly the revived human body will have no soul. Much like a dog has no soul. Or a zombie.
Would that automatically preclude a scientist who believed/practised in that sort of thing from attempting to further this avenue of research on moral grounds?

After all, it might be construed as a trifle irresponsible to send off a bunch of frozen, expert, scientists/astronauts to explore the galaxy only to reawaken a horde of soulless zombies.
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