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Someone's cutting onions (reddthat.com)
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[–] 2 points 7 months ago* (4 children)

Are you saying that he can't have a conversation? If both his kids agree that he should go to the moon and he wants to go to the moon. He would still be a bad dad for going to the moon? I'm super confused by that line of logic.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (3 children)

    You seem to be missing the point. I don’t know if you have children, and I’m not trying to fall back on the cliché that you “just wouldn’t understand,” but the broader discussion is irrelevant.

    The situation is straightforward: he had no right to take that level of risk. There was a real possibility he could have died and left his children behind. That risk is excessive, regardless of the mission’s importance or exclusivity.

    Maybe I will use the cliché after all, because as a parent, what my children might have wanted wouldn’t factor into the decision. I wouldn’t have gone.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    I think people can value different things. Because you value things that are different from someone else doesn't make them wrong. You can say that the perceived and actual risk are two high for me to take the chance. But it feels like you're not respecting the autonomy of the children or the astronaut.

    I also don't understand what you mean by "no right to make that decision". It sounds like you mean, parents are never justified in taking risks that involve the potential for death, even if their family is on board.

    So I asked my parents about this since it's only been like 10 years since they've been 50. My mother said that if it's her job and she's been involved in this for a long time she would go. And that she would just have a conversation with her children. She also said it would be way better than joining the military or being a black hawk pilot. My dad would be super on board to go to the moon.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    I also don't understand what you mean by "no right to make that decision". It sounds like you mean, parents are never justified in taking risks that involve the potential for death, even if their family is on board.

    That's exactly what I'm saying and I'm not sure how to get this across to you.

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