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␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ¬THE DOCTOR'S DILEMMA
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_Suspend␈αyour␈αnatural␈αskepticism␈α
and␈α
imagine␈α
the␈α
following␈α
miracle␈α
to␈α
have␈α
occurred:␈α
A␈α
young
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdoctor␈α⊂working␈α⊂in␈α⊂a␈α⊂hospital␈α⊂discovers␈α⊂that␈α⊂he␈α⊂has␈α⊂the␈α⊂power␈α⊂to␈α⊂cure␈α∂anyone␈α∂under␈α∂the␈α∂age␈α∂of
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hseventy␈α∩of␈α∩any␈α∩sickness␈α∩or␈α∩injury␈α∩simply␈α∩by␈α∩touching␈α∩the␈α∩patient.␈α∩Any␈α∩contact,␈α∩however␈α⊃brief,
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hbetween␈α
any␈α
part␈α
of␈α
his␈α
skin␈α
and␈α
the␈α
skin␈α
of␈α
the␈α
patient␈α
will␈α
cure␈α
the␈α
disease.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_He␈αhas␈αalways␈αbeen␈αdevoted␈αto␈αhis␈αwork,␈αand␈αhe␈αwants␈αto␈αuse␈αhis␈αgift␈αto␈αbenefit␈αhumanity␈αas
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hmuch␈α∃as␈α∃possible.␈α∃However,␈α∀he␈α∀knows␈α∀that␈α∀the␈α∀gift␈α∀is␈α∀absolutely␈α∀non-transferable␈α∀(This␈α∀was
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hexplained␈α∞by␈α
the␈α
angel␈α
or␈α
flying␈α
saucerite␈α
who␈α
gave␈α
it␈α
to␈α
him.),␈α
will␈α
last␈α
for␈α
his␈α
lifetime␈α
only,␈α
and
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwill␈α
not␈α
persist␈α
in␈α
tissue␈α
separated␈α
from␈α
his␈α
body.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_What␈α
will␈α
happen␈α
if␈α
he␈α
uses␈α
his␈α
gift?
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_What␈α
should␈α
he␈α
try␈α
to␈α
do␈α
and␈α
how␈α
should␈α
he␈α
go␈α
about␈α
it?
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_What␈α
is␈α
the␈α
most␈α
favorable␈α
result␈α
that␈α
can␈α
be␈α
expected?
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_I␈α
consider␈α
myself␈α
a␈α
member␈α
of␈α
the␈α
scientific␈α
rather␈α
than␈α
the␈α
literary␈α
culture,␈α
and␈αmy␈αidea␈αof
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthe␈α
correct␈α
answers␈α
to␈α
the␈α
above␈α
questions␈α
reflects␈α
this.␈α
However,␈α
in␈α
order␈α
to␈α
mislead␈α
the␈αreader,␈αI
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hshall␈α
give␈α
some␈α
pessimistic␈α
scenarios␈α
and␈α
related␈α
literary␈α
exercises.
␈↓ ↓H
LITERARY EXERCISES IN PESSIMISM AND PARANOIA
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_1.␈αThe␈αdoctor␈αuses␈αhis␈αgift,␈αthe␈αother␈αdoctors␈αare␈αjealous␈αand␈αdisbelieving␈αand␈α
drive␈α
him␈α
from
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthe␈αhospital.␈αHe␈αcures␈αpatients␈αoutside,␈αthey␈αget␈α
him␈α
for␈α
quackery␈α
and␈α
put␈α
him␈α
in␈α
jail␈α
where␈α
he␈α
can't
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hpractice.␈α
Even␈α
in␈α
jail,␈α
he␈α
cures␈α
people,␈α
and␈α
the␈α
prison␈α
doctor␈α
has␈α
him␈α
put␈α
in␈α
solitary␈α
confinement.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HEven␈αthere␈α
he␈α
cures␈α
a␈α
guard␈α
of␈α
cancer␈α
and␈α
then␈α
the␈α
little␈α
daughter␈α
of␈α
the␈α
warden␈α
of␈α
the␈α
prison.␈α
This
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Harouses␈α∞the␈α∞fears␈α∞of␈α∞the␈α∞insecure,␈α∞narrow␈α∞minded,␈α∞brutalized␈α
and␈α
bureaucratized␈α
prison␈α
doctors␈α
to
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthe␈αextent␈αthat␈α
they␈α
have␈α
him␈α
sent␈α
to␈α
a␈α
hospital␈α
for␈α
the␈α
criminally␈α
insane␈α
to␈α
be␈α
cured␈α
of␈α
his␈α
delusion.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HThere,␈αthey␈αlobotomize␈αhim.␈αWrite␈αscenes␈αin␈αwhich␈αdoctors␈αdisbelieve␈αcures␈α
taking␈α
place␈α
before␈α
their
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Heyes,␈α
self␈α
justifying␈α
speeches␈α
by␈α
people␈α
who␈α
decide␈αto␈αimprison␈αhim␈αeven␈αthough␈αthey␈αknow␈αbetter,
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hand␈α
the␈α
report␈α
justifying␈α
his␈α
commitment␈α
to␈α
the␈α
mental␈α
hospital.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_2.␈α∩His␈α∩gift␈α⊃is␈α⊃judged␈α⊃sacrilegious␈α⊃by␈α⊃the␈α⊃church␈α⊃of␈α⊃your␈α⊃choice.␈α⊃Fanatics␈α⊃are␈α⊃aroused␈α⊃by
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hpreachers,␈α∞and␈α
our␈α
hero␈α
is␈α
burned␈α
at␈α
the␈α
stake.␈α
Write␈α
a␈α
speech␈α
justifying␈α
burning␈α
the␈α
doctor␈α
as␈α
a
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hlesser␈α⊂evil␈α∂compared␈α∂to␈α∂letting␈α∂him␈α∂go␈α∂on␈α∂violating␈α∂God's␈α∂law␈α∂that␈α∂man␈α∂must␈α∂suffer␈α∂disease␈α∂and
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdeath.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_3.␈αHis␈αgift␈αis␈αjudged␈αholy␈αby␈αa␈αreligion␈αthat␈αgets␈αcontrol␈αof␈αhim,␈αand␈αits␈αuse␈αis␈αsurrounded␈αby
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hso␈α
much␈α
ritual␈α
that␈α
hardly␈α
anyone␈α
gets␈α
cured.␈α
Describe␈α
the␈α
ritual;␈α
make␈α
it␈α
beautiful.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_4.␈α∞People␈α∞keep␈α∞coming␈α∞to␈α∞him␈α∞until␈α∞he␈α∞is␈α∞exhausted,␈α∞but␈α∞there␈α∞is␈α∞always␈α∞an␈α
emergency␈α
case
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hmore␈α⊃touching␈α⊃than␈α⊃all␈α⊂that␈α⊂have␈α⊂gone␈α⊂before␈α⊂and␈α⊂eventually␈α⊂he␈α⊂dies␈α⊂of␈α⊂exhaustion.␈α⊂Write␈α⊂his
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hspeech␈α⊂saying␈α⊂that␈α⊂he␈α⊂realizes␈α⊂he␈α⊂can␈α⊂cure␈α⊂more␈α∂people␈α∂if␈α∂he␈α∂gets␈α∂some␈α∂sleep,␈α∂but␈α∂true␈α∂morality
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hrequires␈α
him␈α
to␈α
treat␈α
the␈α
immediate␈α
emergency.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_5.␈αHe␈αforms␈αan␈αorganization␈αfor␈αcuring␈αpeople␈αand␈αat␈αfirst␈αworks␈αvery␈α
hard␈α
but␈α
gradually␈α
gets
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hlazy,␈αis␈αcorrupted␈αby␈αdesire␈α
for␈α
money,␈α
power,␈α
fame␈α
and␈α
women,␈α
requires␈α
more␈α
and␈α
more␈α
flattery␈α
and
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hobsequiousness,␈α↔eventually␈α↔strives␈α↔single-mindedly␈α↔for␈α↔power,␈α↔develops␈α↔cruel␈α↔tastes,␈α⊗comes␈α⊗to
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdominate␈α∂the␈α∂country,␈α∂and␈α∂is␈α∂finally␈α∞assassinated.␈α∞Write␈α∞speeches␈α∞for␈α∞him␈α∞justifying␈α∞his␈α∞increased
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdemands␈α
at␈α
various␈α
stages.␈α
Write␈α
the␈α
self-justifying␈α
speech␈α
of␈α
the␈α
assassin.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_6.␈α
He␈α
is␈α
taken␈α
over␈α
by␈α
the␈α
U.S.␈α
government␈α
which␈α
either:
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_a.␈α
keeps␈α
him␈α
to␈α
cure␈α
members␈α
of␈αthe␈αruling␈αmilitary-industrial␈αcomplex␈αand␈αto␈αco-opt␈αleaders
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hof␈α∞the␈α∞people.␈α∞Describe␈α∞the␈α∞subtle␈α∞way␈α∞in␈α∞which␈α∞a␈α∞revolutionary␈α∞is␈α∞co-opted␈α
in␈α
the␈α
guise␈α
of␈α
being
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hgiven␈αa␈αsay␈αin␈αhow␈αthe␈αgift␈αshall␈αbe␈αused.␈αWrite␈αthe␈αspeech␈αof␈αa␈αrevolutionary␈αrefusing␈αto␈αbe␈αcured
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hof␈α
his␈α
wounds␈α
after␈α
unsuccessfully␈α
trying␈α
to␈α
blow␈α
up␈α
the␈α
doctor.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_b.␈αdevises␈αa␈αsystem␈αof␈αboards␈αto␈αallocate␈αthe␈αuse␈αof␈αhis␈αability␈αin␈αthe␈αfairest␈αpossible␈αway,␈αbut
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hits␈αoperation␈αis␈αfrustrated␈αby␈αinjunctions␈αand␈αdemonstrations␈αby␈αparanoid␈αgroups␈α(your␈αchoice␈αas␈αto
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwhether␈α∞the␈α∞groups␈α∞are␈α∞left,␈α∞right␈α∞or␈α∞center)␈α∞that␈α∞cannot␈α∞be␈α∞convinced␈α∞that␈α∞his␈α∞services␈α∞are␈α∞being
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hallocated␈α
fairly.␈α
Write␈α
speeches␈αcharging␈αthat␈αany␈αof␈αthe␈αfollowing␈αgroups␈αare␈αnot␈αgetting␈αtheir␈αfair
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hshare:␈α∂Blacks,␈α∂veterans,␈α∞the␈α∞poor,␈α∞Southerners,␈α∞policemen.␈α∞Make␈α∞up␈α∞lists␈α∞of␈α∞demands␈α∞on␈α∞behalf␈α∞of
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthese␈α
groups.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_c.␈α⊂creates␈α⊂a␈α⊂vast␈α⊂bureaucracy␈α⊂to␈α⊂administer␈α⊂that␈α⊂bungles␈α⊂hideously␈α⊂but␈α∂amusingly.␈α∂Write␈α∂a
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdescription␈α∞of␈α∞the␈α∞computer␈α∞bungle␈α∞that␈α∞requires␈α∞him␈α∞to␈α∞cure␈α∞the␈α∞same␈α∞person␈α
103␈α
times␈α
and␈α
102
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hpeople␈α∞zero␈α∞times␈α∞each.␈α∞Describe␈α∞the␈α∞questionnaire␈α∞that␈α∞has␈α∞to␈α∞be␈α∞filled␈α∞out␈α∞even␈α∞by␈α
the␈α
dying␈α
in
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Horder␈α
to␈α
be␈α
cured.␈α
Describe␈α
humorously␈α
how␈α
a␈α
dying␈α
man␈α
completes␈α
the␈α
form␈α
in␈α
the␈α
nick␈α
of␈α
time,
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hbut␈αis␈αprevented␈αfrom␈αbeing␈αcured␈αat␈αthe␈αlast␈αminute␈αbecause␈αhe␈αhas␈αwritten␈α"same␈αas␈αthe␈αabove"␈αin
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Ha␈α
space␈α
where␈α
he␈α
should␈α
have␈α
written␈α
his␈α
address␈α
for␈α
the␈α
third␈α
time.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_d.␈α
gets␈α
into␈α
a␈α
dispute␈α
with␈α
the␈α
Russians␈α
who␈α
want␈α
the␈α
doctor␈α
to␈α
cure␈α
their␈α
leaders␈α
too.␈α
This
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hleads␈α
to␈αa␈αnuclear␈αwar.␈αWrite␈αthe␈αdialog␈αat␈αthe␈αfinal␈αnegotiating␈αsession␈αcasting␈αthe␈αRussians␈αas␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hvillains␈αrejecting␈αa␈αreasonable␈αAmerican␈αoffer.␈αRewrite␈αit␈αcasting␈αthe␈αAmericans␈αas␈αvillains␈αtrying␈αto
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Huse␈α
their␈α
control␈α
of␈α
the␈α
doctor␈α
to␈α
rule␈α
the␈α
world.␈α
Write␈α
the␈αdialog␈αwith␈αneither␈αside␈αas␈αvillains␈αbut
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hjust␈αas␈αparanoid␈αand␈αstupid.␈αRewrite␈α
it␈α
so␈α
as␈α
to␈α
admit␈α
all␈α
three␈α
of␈α
the␈α
above␈α
interpretations.␈α
Describe
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Ha␈α⊂scene␈α⊂in␈α∂which␈α∂the␈α∂sly␈α∂and␈α∂wicked␈α∂Russians␈α∂swindle␈α∂the␈α∂gullible␈α∂Americans␈α∂with␈α∂the␈α∂aid␈α∂of␈α∂a
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwoolly-minded␈α∞pinko␈α∞homosexual␈α∞American␈α∞professor␈α∞into␈α∞letting␈α∞the␈α∞Russians␈α
get␈α
their␈α
hands␈α
on
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthe␈α∞doctor.␈α∞Write␈α∞the␈α
speech␈α
of␈α
the␈α
KGB␈α
chief␈α
sending␈α
the␈α
agent␈α
on␈α
his␈α
mission␈α
in␈α
the␈α
style␈α
of␈α
a
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HJames␈α
Bond␈α
novel␈α
and␈α
also␈α
in␈α
the␈α
style␈α
of␈α
Colonel␈α
Abel's␈α
memoirs.␈α
Describe␈αa␈αCIA␈αattempt␈αto␈αuse
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthe␈α∃doctor␈α∃to␈α∃blackmail␈α∃a␈α∃Cuban␈α∃diplomat␈α∃whose␈α∃little␈α∃daughter␈α∃is␈α∃dying␈α∃of␈α∀leukemia␈α∀into
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hassassinating␈αCastro.␈αDescribe␈α
the␈α
death␈α
scene␈α
of␈α
the␈α
little␈α
girl␈α
who,␈α
even␈α
dying,␈α
understands␈α
why␈α
she
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hmust␈αdie␈αin␈αorder␈αto␈αdefeat␈αimperialism.␈αWrite␈αsuitable␈αspeeches␈αfor␈αthe␈αdying␈αlittle␈αgirl␈αand␈αfor␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hhead␈αof␈αthe␈αCIA␈αjustifying␈αthe␈αblackmail␈αto␈αa␈αsqueamish␈αagent.␈αDescribe␈αthe␈αscene␈αafter␈αthe␈αbombs
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hhave␈α⊃fallen␈α⊂with␈α⊂the␈α⊂doctor␈α⊂running␈α⊂around␈α⊂curing␈α⊂a␈α⊂few␈α⊂radiation␈α⊂injuries␈α⊂in␈α⊂a␈α⊂scene␈α⊂of␈α⊂vast
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdevastation.␈α∂Also␈α∂write␈α∂a␈α∂repentant␈α∂speech␈α∂for␈α∂him␈α∞refusing␈α∞to␈α∞cure␈α∞any␈α∞more␈α∞or␈α∞the␈α∞reproachful
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hspeech␈α
of␈α
a␈α
dying␈α
person␈α
refusing␈α
to␈α
be␈α
cured.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_7.␈α∞The␈α∞scientists␈α∞insist␈α
on␈α
studying␈α
his␈α
gift␈α
to␈α
the␈α
exclusion␈α
of␈α
letting␈α
him␈α
use␈α
it.␈α
Ever␈α
more
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdangerous␈αexperiments␈αare␈αtried␈αuntil␈αhe␈αis␈αkilled.␈αDescribe␈αhow␈αthe␈α
scientist␈α
become␈α
more␈α
and␈α
more
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hneurotic␈α
in␈α
the␈α
face␈αof␈αthis␈αmiracle␈αunexplainable␈αby␈αtheir␈αpuny␈αmaterialistic␈αminds.␈αDescribe␈αsome
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hof␈αtheir␈αsilly␈αexperiments.␈αDescribe␈αone␈αof␈αtheir␈αinhuman␈αexperiments␈αin␈αwhich␈αpeople␈αare␈αkilled␈αin
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Horder␈α
to␈α
determine␈α
the␈α
exact␈α
moment␈α
when␈α
someone␈α
is␈α
dead␈α
and␈α
can␈α
no␈α
longer␈α
be␈α
revived␈αby␈αthe
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdoctor.␈α⊃Write␈α⊃a␈α⊃scene␈α⊃in␈α⊂which␈α⊂the␈α⊂doctor␈α⊂discovers␈α⊂what␈α⊂is␈α⊂being␈α⊂done␈α⊂and␈α⊂the␈α⊂chief␈α⊂scientist
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hjustifies␈α
it␈α
to␈α
him.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_8.␈α∂The␈α∂Mafia␈α∂or␈α∂the␈α∂Weathermen␈α∂kidnap␈α∂the␈α∂doctor␈α∂and␈α∂threaten␈α∂to␈α∂kill␈α∞him␈α∞unless␈α∞some
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdemand␈αis␈αmet.␈αWrite␈αthe␈αthreatening␈αletters␈αfrom␈αthe␈αtwo␈αgroups.␈αInclude␈αjustifications␈αof␈αthe␈αmost
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Houtrageous␈α
demands␈α
you␈α
can␈α
think␈α
of.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_9.␈α∞The␈α∞doctor␈α∞is␈α∞taken␈α∞over␈α∞by␈α
technocrats␈α
who␈α
drug␈α
him,␈α
confine␈α
him,␈α
and␈α
rule␈α
his␈α
life␈α
in
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Horder␈α∞to␈α∞get␈α∞the␈α∞last␈α∞iota␈α∞of␈α∞productivity␈α∞out␈α∞of␈α∞him.␈α∞Describe␈α∞a␈α∞scene␈α∞in␈α∞which␈α∞a␈α∞high␈α∞executive
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdemands␈α∂more␈α∂productivity␈α∂and␈α∂threatens␈α∞to␈α∞replace␈α∞the␈α∞psychiatrist␈α∞in␈α∞charge␈α∞of␈α∞him.␈α∞His␈α∞many
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hattempts␈αto␈αcommit␈αsuicide␈αare␈αfrustrated␈αby␈αthe␈αclever␈αtechnocrats.␈αEventually,␈αa␈αnurse␈αfalls␈αin␈αlove
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwith␈α
him␈α
and␈α
helps␈α
him␈α
commit␈α
suicide.␈α
Give␈α
their␈α
dialog␈α
as␈α
they␈α
die␈α
in␈α
each␈α
others␈α
arms.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_10.␈αA␈αwrangle␈αabout␈αwhat␈αto␈αdo␈αgoes␈αon␈αuntil␈αhe␈αdies␈αof␈αold␈αage.␈αWrite␈αa␈αspeech␈αsaying,␈α
"Stop
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthis␈α∂endless␈α∞debate␈α∞and␈α∞start␈α∞some␈α∞action."␈α∞that␈α∞has␈α∞the␈α∞effect␈α∞of␈α∞delaying␈α∞action␈α∞further.␈α∞Write␈α∞a
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hspeech␈α
showing␈α
how␈α
the␈α
third␈α
in␈α
a␈α
series␈α
of␈α
two␈α
year␈α
studies␈α
will␈α
save␈α
time␈α
in␈α
the␈α
long␈α
run.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_11.␈αThe␈αdoctor␈αhas␈αa␈α
visitation␈α
from␈α
a␈α
second␈α
angel␈α
who␈α
explains␈α
that␈α
the␈α
apparent␈α
first␈α
angel
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwas␈αreally␈αthe␈αdevil␈αwho␈αgave␈αhim␈αthis␈αgift␈αin␈αorder␈αto␈αbring␈αhim␈αinto␈αsin.␈αExpound␈αthe␈α
theology␈α
of
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthis.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_12.␈α∩In␈α∩order␈α⊃to␈α⊃destroy␈α⊃his␈α⊃gift␈α⊃the␈α⊃doctor␈α⊃tricks␈α⊃some␈α⊃scientists␈α⊃into␈α⊃skinning␈α⊃him␈α⊃alive.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HExplain␈α
why␈α
he␈α
does␈α
this.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_13.␈α
He␈α
brings␈α
about␈α
universal␈α
health␈α
and␈α
the␈α
population␈α
explodes.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_14.␈α∞Universal␈α∞health␈α
is␈α
achieved,␈α
but␈α
when␈α
he␈α
dies␈α
medicine␈α
has␈α
been␈α
neglected,␈α
immunities
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hare␈α
gone␈α
and␈α
plague␈α
wipes␈α
us␈α
out.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_15.␈α
Write␈α
a␈α
great␈α
American␈α
novel␈α
combining␈α
as␈α
many␈α
of␈α
the␈α
above␈α
catastrophes␈α
as␈α
possible.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_16.␈α
Write␈α
an␈α
impassioned␈α
letter␈α
to␈α
him␈α
urging␈α
him␈α
to␈α
keep␈α
his␈α
gift␈α
secret.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_I␈α
believe␈α
that␈α
all␈α
the␈α
above␈α
catastrophes␈α
can␈α
be␈α
avoided␈α
and␈α
the␈α
gift␈α
made␈α
into␈α
a␈α
great␈α
benefit.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HThose␈α
readers␈α
who␈α
consider␈α
themselves␈α
as␈α
members␈α
of␈α
C.␈αP.␈αSnow's␈αscientific␈αculture␈αshould␈αtry␈αto
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwork␈α
out␈α
the␈α
best␈α
solution␈α
for␈α
a␈α
day␈α
or␈α
so␈α
before␈α
turning␈α
to␈α
the␈α
next␈α
page.
␈↓ ↓H
SOLUTION:
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_A␈α
solution␈α
requires␈α
morality,␈α
common␈α
sense,␈α
and␈α
technology.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_You␈α
flunk␈α
on␈α
moral␈α
grounds␈α
if␈α
you␈α
propose␈α
not␈α
to␈α
cure␈α
anybody.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_Any␈α⊂attempt␈α⊂to␈α⊂cure␈α⊂as␈α⊂many␈α⊂people␈α⊂as␈α∂possible␈α∂gets␈α∂a␈α∂B.␈α∂To␈α∂get␈α∂an␈α∂A,␈α∂you␈α∂must␈α∂do␈α∂the
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Harithmetic␈α
and␈α
see␈α
that␈α
it␈α
is␈α
possible␈α
to␈α
cure␈α
almost␈α
everybody␈α
for␈α
a␈α
while.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_Clearly␈α
the␈α
gift␈α
is␈α
finite.␈α
The␈α
doctor␈α
will␈α
eventually␈α
die,␈α
and␈α
his␈α
patients␈α
will␈α
face␈α
disease␈α
again
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Has␈α
they␈α
will␈α
anyway␈α
when␈α
they␈α
reach␈α
seventy.␈α
This␈α
is␈α
no␈α
reason␈α
not␈α
to␈α
get␈α
the␈α
maximum␈α
benefit.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_It␈αturns␈αout␈αthat␈αhe␈αcan␈αcure␈αeveryone␈αin␈αthe␈αworld␈αwhose␈αdisease␈αor␈αinjury␈αcan␈αbe␈αdiagnosed
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hin␈α
time␈α
to␈α
bring␈α
him␈α
to␈α
the␈α
doctor.␈α
The␈α
solution␈α
is␈α
technological.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_Approximately␈α60,000,000␈αpeople␈αunder␈αseventy␈αdie␈αeach␈αyear,␈αi.e.␈αtwo␈αpeople␈αdie␈αeach␈αsecond.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HWe␈α
build␈α
a␈αmachine␈αthat␈αcan␈αmove␈α12␈αpeople␈αper␈αsecond␈αpast␈αhim␈αon␈αeach␈αof␈αten␈αmoving␈αbelts.␈αA
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hmechanism␈αshould␈αbe␈αprovided␈αto␈αstop␈αthe␈α
motion␈α
of␈α
the␈α
finger␈α
of␈α
the␈α
patient␈α
momentarily␈α
so␈α
that␈α
it
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Htouches␈α
the␈α
doctor␈α
rather␈α
than␈α
brushes␈α
his␈α
skin.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_On␈α
the␈α
basis␈α
of␈αthe␈αarithmetic␈αthe␈αdoctor␈αneed␈αonly␈αspend␈α1/60␈αth␈αof␈αhis␈αtime␈αcuring␈αpeople,
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hi.e.␈α
24␈α
minutes␈α
per␈α
day.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_In␈αorder␈αto␈αreduce␈αtransportation␈αcosts␈αit␈αmight␈αbe␈αdesirable␈α
to␈α
build␈α
a␈α
number␈α
of␈α
machines␈α
in
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdifferent␈αregions␈αof␈αthe␈αworld␈αand␈αfor␈αthe␈αdoctor␈αto␈αmake␈αtrips␈αto␈αthese␈αmachines,␈αsay␈αonce␈α
a␈α
month,
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hto␈α
get␈α
the␈α
slow␈α
diseases,␈α
and␈α
to␈α
fly␈α
the␈α
emergency␈α
cases␈α
to␈α
wherever␈α
he␈α
happens␈α
to␈α
be.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_It␈α∞would␈α∞not␈α
be␈α
very␈α
difficult␈α
for␈α
the␈α
doctor␈α
to␈α
get␈α
this␈α
solution␈α
adopted␈α
given␈α
a␈α
reasonable
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdegree␈α∞of␈α∞persuasiveness␈α∞either␈α∞on␈α∞his␈α∞own␈α∞part␈α∞or␈α∞on␈α∞the␈α∞part␈α∞of␈α∞some␈α∞former␈α∞patients␈α
he␈α
could
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hrecruit␈α∩to␈α∩help␈α∩him.␈α∩Doctors␈α∩are␈α∩often␈α∩skeptical,␈α∩but␈α⊃we␈α⊃have␈α⊃postulated␈α⊃a␈α⊃miracle␈α⊃that␈α⊃would
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hconvince␈α
almost␈α
all␈αof␈αthem.␈αPoliticians␈αare␈αoften␈αshortsighted␈αand␈αbureaucrats␈αbumbling,␈αbut␈αwhat
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwould␈αbe␈αrequired␈αin␈αthis␈αcase␈αis␈αsimple␈αenough␈αso␈αthat␈αthey␈αcould␈αdo␈αit.␈αIt␈αis␈αnot␈αpossible␈αto␈αpredict
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwhether␈αany␈α
important␈α
opposition␈α
to␈α
the␈α
use␈α
of␈α
the␈α
gift␈α
would␈α
develop.␈α
If␈α
so,␈α
it␈α
might␈α
be␈α
necessary␈α
to
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hprotect␈αthe␈αdoctor␈αfrom␈αassassination␈αand␈αthe␈αequipment␈αfrom␈αsabotage,␈αand␈αeven␈αthen,␈αthere␈αwould
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hbe␈α
some␈α
risk␈α
of␈α
disaster.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_I␈α
have␈α
not␈α
postulated␈α
any␈α
mental␈α
or␈α
physical␈α
side␈α
effects␈α
but␈α
it␈α
would␈α
be␈αnecessary␈αto␈αwatch
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hfor␈α
them␈α
as␈α
well␈α
as␈α
for␈α
possible␈α
adverse␈α
social␈α
side␈α
effects.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_The␈αuse␈αof␈αthis␈αgift␈α
would␈α
contribute␈α
to␈α
the␈α
population␈α
problem␈α
but␈α
not␈α
so␈α
much␈α
as␈α
one␈α
might
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthink.␈αIn␈αthe␈α
U.S.␈α
4,000,000␈α
people␈α
are␈α
born␈α
each␈α
year␈α
but␈α
less␈α
than␈α
1,000,000␈α
under␈α
70␈α
die␈α
each␈α
year
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hand␈α
most␈α
of␈α
these␈αare␈αpast␈αthe␈αchild-bearing␈αage.␈αElimination␈αof␈αdeath␈αunder␈α70␈αwould␈αrequire␈αfor
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hstabilising␈αthe␈αpopulation␈αthat␈αcouples␈αlimit␈αthemselves␈αto␈αan␈αaverage␈α
of␈α
say␈α
2.1␈α
children␈α
rather␈α
than
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthe␈α
2.2␈α
children␈α
that␈α
might␈α
be␈α
allowable␈α
otherwise.
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α_In␈αcountries␈αwith␈αlarger␈αdeath␈αrates␈αof␈α
young␈α
people␈α
the␈α
population␈α
effect␈α
would␈α
be␈α
larger,␈α
but
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␈↓ ↓Hordinary␈α
medicine␈α
is␈α
already␈α
having␈α
a␈α
similar␈α
effect.
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␈↓ α_Some␈αpeople␈αfind␈αthe␈αabove␈αsolution␈αrepulsive␈αbecause␈αit␈α
involves␈α
a␈α
big␈α
machine␈α
with␈α
moving
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␈↓ ↓Hbelts␈α∂which␈α∂would␈α∂probably␈α∂be␈α∞noisy.␈α∞Maybe␈α∞they␈α∞don't␈α∞like␈α∞a␈α∞technological␈α∞solution␈α∞to␈α∞what␈α∞has
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conceived␈α
as␈α
a␈α
moral␈α
problem.
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␈↓ α_Other␈αpeople␈αthink␈αthat␈αa␈αlaw␈αof␈αnature␈αis␈αsurely␈αbeing␈αviolated␈α-␈αnamely,␈αa␈α
law␈α
that␈α
says␈α
that
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␈↓ ↓Hany␈αapparently␈αworthwhile␈αinnovation␈αinvolving␈αtechnology␈α
surely␈α
must␈α
have␈α
harmful␈α
side␈α
effects␈α
at
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equal␈α
in␈α
magnitude␈α
to␈α
the␈α
apparent␈α
benefit.
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␈↓ α_There␈α⊂remains,␈α⊂however,␈α⊂the␈α⊂literary␈α⊂problem.␈α⊂Namely,␈α⊂imagine␈α⊂that␈α⊂the␈α⊂above␈α⊂analysis␈α∂is
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and␈α
that␈α
the␈αproblem␈αwould␈αbe␈αsolved.␈αImagine␈αfurther␈αthat␈αthe␈αdoctor,␈αwhile␈αposessing␈αthe
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a␈α
situation.␈α
The␈α
pessimistic␈α
and␈α
paranoid␈α
fantasies␈α
of␈α
the␈α
previous␈α
section␈αmake␈αmuch␈αbetter
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at␈α
least␈α
by␈α
present␈α
literary␈α
standards.
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