The Survival Lottery
March 28, 2026
John Harris tries to defend the idea of using an advanced computer that chooses people at random for doctors to kill, so the doctors can use those organs to save other lives (1975, p. 261). To many, a “survival lottery” will sound Orwellian, almost like a world with artificial intelligence gone terribly wrong. But, to Harris, the survival lottery is a logical tool that society can use to harvest organs and save many, many lives. … More The Survival Lottery