Chapter 839 Ethical Issues, Social Issues, None of the Problems.
Speaking of anything in this world, it cares about the evaluation of others, or will be affected by the evaluation. It's just that the direction of care is different.
It's like opening a restaurant and hoping that others will say that he is a dish, when the driver wants others to evaluate his skills, dancing and looking at others and saying that he is in good shape, singing and hoping that others will say that he has a good voice, and looking forward to the death of his peers who say cross talk... Well... Anyway, that's what it means, I hope others say he's good.
Naturally, the people who sell drugs are not exempt from vulgarity, but there are generally only two evaluations he cares about, the first is that the drug is true, and the second is that the drug does have good efficacy, and it doesn't matter if the rest is concerned.
"If they want to boycott our company's business, it's actually very good..."Moira shook her head and said with a little disdain, "As long as they are sick and dying, they find that only our company's drugs can cure them, and they would rather die than use our company's drugs, then their resistance will be considered successful." ”
In short, it is a sentence, life is your medicine is mine, love cannot be cured!
It's as simple as that, because a person would not buy these drugs when they were healthy, and they should resist them, even if they say that they smell of innocent death, because no matter how much they say, they are just showing kindness to others.
It is only when they are sick and on the verge of death that that is the test of their resolve. When he was suffering from illness and lying on the hospital bed, the medicine that could save his life was placed at the head of his bed, and this medicine could save his life by drinking, at that time, I don't know if he asked about the stench of death, or the fragrance of life?
This seems overbearing, because that's what a monopoly is. The food in this restaurant is not delicious, you can change it, this song is not good, you can change it, but this life-saving medicine is only one kind, what is the use of this one?
When one's life is completely monopolized in the hands of others, that person's confidence is so sufficient, and the only way he can resist is to choose a decent death, and people may not really care.
This kind of thing sounds very unfair, unreasonable and unreasonable, but I'm sorry, it's the reality.
So Moira wasn't afraid of what kind of evaluation she would have, and she didn't even care about what kind of evaluation she would get.
Doctors are benevolent, but I say doctors are scientific. However, the so-called science, if you want to make progress, you have to sacrifice this is a matter of course, it is the death of a grain that promotes the progress of modern medicine, and it can be said that modern medicine is piled up with corpses.
As for what the dead are and what is the sorrow of the living, I have summed up one word for this, and unfortunately it can only be like this.
Don't be in a hurry to accuse me of being ruthless, now the whole world can be said to have been blessed with penicillin, but who can tell how many people died of allergies in the process of penicillin promotion without checking the information? Who was the first person to die of allergies? I am afraid you can't even blurt out who invented penicillin, let alone mourn for these people.
But it's also easy to understand, when did you really take other people's suffering seriously?
When it is reported that people have died because of medical experiments, almost everyone will sigh that this is really unfortunate, can you kill people for the sake of science?
Think of it as heartfelt, but once they go on to say that medicine has made great progress and overcome many incurable diseases, they will turn to shouting "Great, great, great, such scientists." Because they thought that they could benefit from it.
However, I am afraid that the only person who has sacrificed so many people who have sacrificed for this achievement, who can remember their great sacrifices, and who can mourn deeply for these unloved victims, is me, who personally sacrificed them.
"Well, everyone, I've shown the results of our company one after another. Moira glanced at the crowd: "Now I want to talk about a plan for the future. ”
These investors glanced at each other and knew that the main dish was coming. The things they took out in the front were all finished products, and they are now investing in them to help them accelerate production and expand their sales channels, which does not cost a few dollars but brings very rich profits, which can be regarded as sitting on their laurels.
But there is no such thing as a free lunch, and they take out such a big piece of cake and divide it, just to stick to their own people, so that they can fund the most expensive development and research in the future.
Elizabeth sat down and asked, "What is this plan?"
"Our company is called the Gospel to bring the Gospel to all mankind. Moira said solemnly, "The name of this plan is called, the human completion plan." ”
"Finished?" asked Mordubon, a little puzzled.
"For a long time, humans have considered themselves to be the superior species, the so-called primate of all things. Moira explained slowly, "But that's all because we're surrounded by unintelligent beasts. ”
"But even so, humans don't have the strength of a bear, the speed of a leopard, or the eyes of an eagle, which means that I am deficient even compared to wild beasts. ”
"And now, we know that we are not the only intelligent race in the Boundless Universe, and that the presence of aliens has been presented to us in the most brutal way. The others who invaded us were just puppet races, and that's not to mention for now. But how do the Asgardians, a race we once worshipped as gods, compare to us humans?"
Without waiting for anyone in the room to answer, Moira said to herself, "They have godly bodies that are harder than steel, more powerful than the huge machines that our wisdom is proud of, not to mention their long lifespan, an average of 5,000 years, which is really envious to tears." ”
"So," Moira concluded, "we can compare to them, and it's hard to say, but the truth is that they are inferior, inferior creatures. ”
As soon as this remark came out, everyone present was a little unhappy, after all, no one wanted to be called an inferior creature, but immediately after that, they felt a sense of powerlessness. Their family may be able to call the wind and rain on earth, but what is it in the eyes of the Asgardians?
"Human beings are not perfect, human beings have flaws, so they need to be filled. Zoral Rockefeller, who had not spoken, barely pulled out a trace of an ugly smile and said, "That's what your plan should mean, I shouldn't have understood it wrong?"
"Exactly. Moira nodded solemnly, "Species are competing with each other to progress, but for a long time, we humans are actually competing with ourselves, so our plans have almost come to a standstill, but now that the Asgardians have appeared in front of us, why don't we catch up with them and reopen our evolutionary path?"
"Beginning the path of evolution?" Pei Bo narrowed her eyes, "You... Or is your company trying to play the role of God? That's too arrogant. ”
"Don't get confused, I'm just a scientist. Moira's eyes revealed a slight fanaticism, "God can be a phenomenon or a species to me, and if it does appear to me at that time, my only thought is to analyze its composition and analyze its principles." ”
"After all, translating the truth of the world to the world is the only mission of scientists!"
Pei Bo kept silent, she was really a little suspicious of whether the Moira in front of her was Maya Hansen after all. Because although there are some similarities in appearance, the difference in personality is too great. The former Maya Hansen was just a misguided scholar of untouched humanity. But the Moira in front of her is not so much a person as a symbol of the name of a scientist.
If they are really a person, then what happened to her, is there really someone in this world, or is there a way to talk about a person's personality distorted to such an extent in this short period of time?
"But the gap between humans and the Asgardians is so great, can we really catch up?" Rockefeller felt that she had a point in saying this, despite the fanaticism in Moira's words.
"According to my consideration, there are three main differences between species. Moira didn't answer the question directly, but slowly recounted, "The first point is the difference in appearance, which is the easiest point to solve, and we are not different from the Asgardians in appearance, even if we appreciate Thor's somewhat rugged appearance, then find a regular plastic surgery hospital to solve it." ”
"And the hardest thing to change is the gap between IQ and thought, but the Asgardians are not more intelligent than us, and if we use Thor as a template, we can even have a small sense of superiority. ”
"And the third point is the physical gap, and I think it's only medium to change this gap. Now we don't need to overcome the most difficult problem, we already have a solution to the easiest problem, so we just need to solve this medium-difficulty problem. ”
"Medium? I don't think it's that simple. Moore DuPont smiled, "This level of physical change doesn't mean just going to the gym and exercising, so how are you going to fix this?"
Everyone present was very curious about this, but they did look at the problem with a Kan Dashan mentality now. After all, this is only a plan for the future, and the goals set are so ambitious that they don't expect to come up with a practical solution now.
"Gene editing. Moira confidently uttered a word: "If humans want to catch up with Asgard, they must change their genes, which is the only realistic and universal method." ”
"Gene editing?" Pei Bo has finally found a familiar feeling from me now, this set of genetically modified rhetoric has been sold to her by Killian before, but at that time, Killian's purpose was to create super soldiers with a desperate virus, and now Moira is pulling up the banner of human evolution, but who knows if this is a change of soup or not a change of medicine?
"Gene editing is such a thing... It seems to raise a wide range of ethical questions, right?" said Peibo, shaking her head, "For example, if our genes have changed, are we still human?" ”
"There is no need to think about it at all. Moira seems to have no qualms about this: "If the apes also think about ethics and say that if we had evolved and stopped being apes, would there be humans today?"
"Besides, gene editing raises ethical questions, but what about organ transplants? What is it to put the organs of a living or a dead person into one's body in order to sustain one's own life? Ghoul or Stitch Monster?"
"Blood transfusion therapy, saving lives by ingesting other people's blood, is this a vampire's practice?"
"What about installing a pacemaker? A human being's life is completely maintained by a small machine, so could it be that he is an alchemy puppet?"
"In the progress of human evolutionary science, similar ethical problems have been broken through more than once, human ethics and morality are constantly changing with the change of reality, and the final result is that ethics gives way to reality, it's as simple as that. ”
"It's not that simple. Peibo felt that Moira was understating that the consequences of gene editing were not just ethical issues: "Once there is a genetically modified superman, the unmodified human may not be able to compete, gradually become extinct, or become unimportant, and the human race will start to design itself." This will lead to very serious social problems, and even the social landscape will change dramatically. ”
"Well, I guess that's what it would be. Moira just nodded absently in the face of such a serious question.
"I think that although your company is using the opportunity of human evolution, it should also want to make profits from it. You've long expected this gross injustice...", Pei Bo asked a question that the others wanted to ask very much, "Aren't you worried about it?"
"No worries, nothing to worry about. Moira shook her head decisively, "The strong consume the weak, no matter how you disguise it, this is the reality." And you say that human beings will be caught up in self-designed competition, as if they were saying that without this thing human beings would live in harmony. ”
"The competition for resources, the competition for living space, and even the competition for partners, human beings have long been caught in countless competitions, is there more of this?"
"Besides, I'm just a scientist, I study what I create, and other issues are not for me to think about. ”
The Ereda Twins knew it was time to take their own time, so Oresses stood up and said, "I admit that our company is going to make a profit from this technology, and at the same time, I admit that this research project takes time and a lot of money. ”
"However, considering that this project is too long-term, we plan to carry it out in stages, but if the first phase of our research is successful, human beings can say goodbye to congenital diseases, and have strong immunity to acquired diseases, memory and reflexes will also be greatly enhanced, and life expectancy... Maybe I'll live for about 10 more years, right?"
Everyone's eyes lit up, in fact, among the people present, Pei Bo thought so deeply, because in terms of their family background, as long as this technology is successful, then they or their children will definitely be transformed.
"And in the first phase of research and development, there will also be a lot of valuable by-products, such as more advanced gene-targeted therapy, specific drugs for the treatment of congenital diseases, etc., which can make us a fortune first. ”
"As for such a profound social problem?" Salorath stood up at this time, propped her hands on the table, looked around at the crowd and asked, "I would like to ask all of you here, which major invention in human history did not first serve the powerful?"
"It's like a car speeding down the road outside, and when these things were invented, weren't they toys for the rich? Can ordinary people afford them?"
"Now cars are everywhere, almost everywhere. But is this a matter of fairness?"
"No, it's all due to the sophistication of technology and the massive increase in productivity, as well as the fact that producers feel that it is still too little money for the rich to make money, and decide that it is time to scrape the oil and water of the average person. ”
"So the cost has dropped, and the mass production of cars is no longer a rare object, which makes it possible for every family to buy a few cars. ”
"As for saying that those who have not been transformed will be eliminated, this is also a matter of no choice, and there are many things about survival of the fittest. "Like the invention of the steam engine, how many craftsmen and small workshops have gone bankrupt and starved to death on the streets?" ”
"As for Ms. Peibo, I won't say why Tony Stark would be Iron Man if he didn't have money. Salorath was not so polite to Peibo, after all, she had no intention of wooing her in this meeting, "Just talk, would you like to remove all the CNC machine tools of Stark Enterprises so as to free up a large number of jobs to feed those inefficient workers?"
"But... Since you have such a conscience to ask such a serious question, if we turn a blind eye to it, we will not have the heart to do so. Auresis turned her head to Elizabeth and smiled eagerly, "The Morgan family is a financial tycoon, so when we succeed in the first stage, I want to ask your family to save those ordinary people." ”
"Why?" said Elizabeth, who actually knew what Oresses was going to say, and the idea made him want to laugh.
"I would like to ask your family's bank to issue a loan similar to a mortgage and a car loan at the same time as we release the technology, tentatively called a genetic modification loan, so that the problem can be greatly alleviated. ”
"And since your family bank is doing good deeds, it's not good for us not to show it. We can make a promise that if we use your bank loan, our company can get a 20% discount on the price of genetic modification. ”
"It shouldn't be a big deal. Elizabeth finally didn't have to hold back a smile, "Do good deeds, our family has always been enthusiastic about charity, and we will definitely support this decision." ”
"That's not going to work. Moore DuPont interjected unhappily: "How can doing charity allow you to focus on beauty? Where can we put our conscience? Although our DuPont family does not have your family in the financial industry, we are also willing to set up a special foundation for loans. ”
"Yes, that's right. Zoral Rockefeller nodded again and again, "There is charity, everyone does it together, how can you let you do all the good things." ”