In this episode, we discuss the attraction and hope of immortality: a life without death and possibly a life without aging and the suffering that accompanies aging. For the sake of this conversation, we assume that eventually medical technology will make immortality an option for people. So we ask and answer Leon Kass' question: why not immortality? The costs of immorality (the Justice Cost, Personal Cost, and Intergenerational Cost) are such that an immortal life is no longer a truly human life. Ultimately, we conclude that immortality is not compatible with a truly human life, would instead rob us of our humanity, and would not fulfill our deepest human desires. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/vernacular/support
E51 the one where we talk about meaning
E50 the one where we take a break from the book club
E49 the one where we try to pronounce Ove
E48 the one where we can't stop talking about Quiet
E47 the one where we talk about Thanksgiving, South Sudan, and the purpose of medicine
E46 the one where we talk about porn and rape culture
E45 the one where we talk about our favorite media
E44 the one where we learn more about hop farming & GMOs
E43 the one where we gather at the round table and talk about editing human genes
E42 the one where we talk about the coming robot taxi apocalypse
E41 fall sports preview!
E40 the one where we talk to a former Googler and current Uber-er
E39 the one where we talk about adoption and suffering
E38 the one where we talk about donuts, brains, and more Pokémon
E37 the one where we talk about how God finds us and we find little pocket monsters
E36 the one where we talk about how to build the perfect road trip playlist
E35 the one where we spend a night at the round table
E34 the one where we talk about London, a baby, and leaving a law firm to be a mom
E33 the one where we talk about car safety, friendship, & basketball
E32 the one where we talk about surrogacy, space travel, and how to land a rocket on a lily pad
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