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# If somebody persuades you to refuse a treatment...
> If somebody persuades you to refuse a treatment that would probably save your life, and you die proving your loyalty to their worldview, they did not liberate you. They successfully converted an idea into a casualty.
**Source:** [[articles/AI-Tech Doomerism and Anti-Science Panic|AI-Tech Doomerism, Anti-Science Panic, those Who Sell Technological Exile]]
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“If somebody persuades you to refuse a treatment that would probably save your life, and you die proving your loyalty to their worldview, they did not liberate you. They successfully converted an idea into a casualty.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-somebody-persuades-refuse-converted-idea-casualty
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