Is Life Extension Ethical? (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Isaac Arthur

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🗓️ 19 October 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

As medical science improves and lifespans rise, we must consider not only if life extension is possible, but if it is ethical.

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Credits: Is Life Extension Ethical?

Episode 417; October 19, 2023

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0:00.0	Hello, SFIA audio listeners.
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0:20.7	One of my favorite mottoes in life is to live forever or die trying, as it seems like a
0:26.9	win-win philosophy to me.
0:28.8	But as technology to truly extend lifespan seems to draw closer, we may find out that
0:33.8	longer lives open the door to many new problems and dangers too.
0:40.3	Welcome to another episode of Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur, and I'm your
0:44.4	aforementioned host, Isaac Arthur.
0:46.9	Today I'll be going through a lot of the potential ethical conundrums people raised about
0:50.7	life extension, and adding some lesser known ones too, as we consider if this
0:55.5	is really a technological path we should be pursuing.
0:58.7	We'll be trying to treat the subject neutrally, and we're also picking sub-topics,
1:03.2	in part by the frequency I've heard them, rather than their specific logical or scientific
1:07.6	validity, but I feel they should be treated respectfully nonetheless.
1:12.0	Many of the arguments apply to other areas of technology as well. I should also say from the
1:17.5	outset that I'm a bit biased on the topic. After almost a decade of doing a show on science
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