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You Can’t Think That!

Think with Pinker

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When Altruism Isn't Enough

Every day 12 people die because there aren't enough kidneys. What about organs harvested from accident victims with their prior consent, either actively granted in optin programmes or at least not withheld and opped out like the british model? And here too, this seems like an ethical no brainer, ecause dead people don't need their organs. But there just simply aren't even enough people who have died but are healthy enough to donate. Even though the persons signed their card, there still aren't enough. Now, could you have said on matching donors dot com, if you donate your kidney, i'll pay a hundred thousand dollars - right? I couldn't say that because it's

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