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Do anesthesiologists (and doctors in general) earn merit
As stonux' answer says, it's the intention that's meritorious -- the act of doing good because of that intention, preserves the merit (see The Essence of Merit).
My guess is that when someone says, &...
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Do anesthesiologists (and doctors in general) earn merit
It is rather the motivation than the act that determines how much merit is accumulated.
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Do anesthesiologists (and doctors in general) earn merit
There are many kinds of Doctors. There are greedy doctors. There are doctors who treat patients at nominal fees, they are saintly. There are Paramedics, they treat at the level of consciousness. There ...
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