> Behalf Of Warren Ockrassa > > To be fair, I think we should talk about the hypotheticals, even the > ones that seem (to some of us at least) only remotely feasible or not > particularly relevant, because if something is reasonably possible, > eventually it'll probably happen.
Hypotheticals are OK. As a programmer myself, I am constantly trying to think about what could hypothetically happen with various program inputs, etc. But there comes a point when you have to say "this is way too unlikely to worry about". Heck, if we worried about an unethical doctor approving a diagnosis that doesn't apply, they could just do it with a *real* DX that states the woman's life is in danger. Or should we get rid of the police and prisons because there is a non-zero chance that an unethical cop might plant evidence on an innocent person? - jmh _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
