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Should the Pavlovsk Experimental Station scientists have eaten the seeds during the siege of Leningrad?
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Selected thesis
The scientists should have eaten the seeds.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
There was no guarantee that the seeds would survive the siege anyway.
Pro claim 2
Human lives are more important than plants.
Con claim 1
Seed stores are vital for maintaining plant genetic diversity and preventing famines.
Con claim 2
Eating the seeds may not have been enough to ensure the scientists' survival.