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An animal experiment cannot be justifiable unless the experiment is so important that the use of a brain-damaged human would be justifiable.

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Peter Singer
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: July 6
Philosopher
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Melbourne
Australia
Peter Albert David Singer
Peter A. D. Singer
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