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It's like doing crash tests with live passengers, but it's OK because you have a machine that can duplicate people and you just kill the duplicates. Except one day you get it mixed up and kill the originals, whoopsie.

I greatly enjoy this analogy.

You should watch The Prestige[1]

[1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/

And if you enjoyed that, you'll probably also enjoy: Think Like a Dinosaur

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13582015-think-like-a-di...

(Spoilers)

But yes, watch The Prestige.

Or read the book, if you like framing devices that are flimsy excuses to describe sexy ladies.

Yes, I keep meaning to, just haven't gotten around to it.

It's so good.

If the copies cannot be distinguished from the originals, there is no problem.

Tell that to the originals

But the duplicates would be happy to be killed?

no such thing.

If you can.

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