Originally posted by punkkaveman
significance?
you'd rather be safe than sorry, so you would clearly accept the violation of your personal rights with the patriot act for the security it gives you.
OR, if you are against it, you see that there are appropriate times to risk things for the overall benefit.
So, a cure for paralysis from a brain chip might be worth the risk of having a brain chip, much like individual liberty might be worth the risk of people abusing that in order to murder you.