My discussion question from Tuesday.

Reflecting on our discussion, I think the thing I liked the most was how much we didn't want to be forced into answering my question of whether you'd choose to euthanize your child or let your child be used as a brain. It's interesting to say that we wouldn't choose euthanasia right off the bat, but imagine being forced into simply being a ship. With human emotions, but unable to control them. I would personally choose euthanasia. A hard decision, but would I want my child to feel inferior for their whole lives? No. And yes, letting them live to become a ship would be useful to society, and they can still think, but I don't think I could let my child become something that has human feelings, but can never sense touch. Touch is so integral to the human experience. If the option was simply to let the kids live out their days (as many as they have) then I would go with that, but the story seemed to make it into a "either you kill them, or we use them for their brain" sort of thing. I really have no idea how I would react in this sort of real life situation, but it's interesting to ponder.