Have been thinking about the implications of our being here. Imports, that is. Incident with Vulcanus sparked contemplation. Superpowers, supernatural, super tech, all introduced into world previously unfamiliar with such things. Power implies responsibility for how it’s used. Need to consider larger effects our activities could have on this world
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You're a doctor as well? Fascinating. Always good to meet another healer. Professor Mordin Solus, currently practicing at Import Clinic.
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I'd say just use the tools you have for yourself. You have no duties to influence an entire society, but that doesn't mean the existence has to be a secret anyway. Which, it obviously isn't... but anyway. Heal what you can on your own. You know how things will react in your own hands, and the best idea is probably just to keep it there where no one else can butcher the idea.
I'm generally a transplant surgeon at home, though of course the rest of the healing often comes with the territory. Dr. Kazutaka Muraki, currently not practicing on account of being in a new City. Though I am seeking employment.
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Transplant surgeon? Very useful kind of territory. If interested, would be happy to arrange a Clinic position for you. More likely to do general healing than transplants, though.
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Point regarding public opinion compelling however. Can't expect relatives of those who could be helped by medi-gel to be told their loved ones 'aren't ready' to be cured. Difficult question. No clear answer.
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Perhaps there are other technologies ones with less potential danger that could be useful. Advancements in diagnostics for example. That would help people without handing everything to them on platter.
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A very wise philosophy holds that war and disease are lesser forms of suffering than the cultural annihilation that occurs when a far more technologically advanced group shares with a group ill-prepared to handle their advances.
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But yes! [Mordin can be heard pacing as he talks, quickly and passionately] Cultural annihilation- no, stagnation. Worst possible outcome of artificially-induced advancement. Technological and sociological progress result of sentient beings adapting and innovating in response to challenge. Need to organize society, create system of governance. Need to treat injury, devise medical practices. Process of discovery painful and messy, but part of intelligence, manifestation of free-will. Remove challenge, interfere with process, damage culture.
[Mordin inhales, then speaks more slowly and softly]
However... very detached perspective. No comfort to sick and injured. Treating their suffering as necessary loss for sake of 'natural' advancement? Hard to say. Seeing the big picture can be its own danger. Risk to compassion, understanding.
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[he draws up short at the notion he's detached, not offended--it could be true. He gives it a second of honest, logical thought. Feels guilty, bro.] Perhaps. I--can recognize that I am not always in tune with those concerns.
Is there any possibility that your technology could be perverted for evil use, or that it would be cost-prohibitive for those who really need it?
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Also, medi-gel can be applied from a distance. Microscopic spray, very convenient. Conceivable that it could be modified as a weapon. Instantly seal off target's orifices, blind, suffocate. Terrifying.
Actually, could be useful for nonlethal incapacitation. Hm. Tests...
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Yes, from medical perspective. First and greatest imperative, preservation of life. But, other outcomes to consider. Other priorities. Freedom, independence, self-determination, all also important. Assuming even partial responsibility for this society's advancement threatens to compromise those values. Could set dangerous precedent.
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Example- assuming that your powers are useful in combat. If you could give them to others around the world for law enforcement purposes, would you?
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