Forever is Always Finite: Reflections on Radical Life Extension
This essay reflects on the Radical Life Extension movement from six critical perspectives: RLE (1) ignores the benefits of finitude; (2) perpetuates the denial of death by seeking to vanquish it; (3) disregards the paradoxical nature of death as problem and mystery; (4) turns death and the Bronze Dr...
| Outros títulos: | The Theological Implications of Longevity Research |
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
[2019]
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| Em: |
Theology and science
Ano: 2019, Volume: 17, Número: 2, Páginas: 223-232 |
| Classificações IxTheo: | CF Cristianismo ; Ciência NBE Antropologia NCH Ética da medicina NCJ Ética da ciência |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Paradox
B Illusions B Finitude B Mortality B continuity and discontinuity B Aging B Vulnerability B Longevity B Denial B immortalist B Fragility |
| Acesso em linha: |
Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Resumo: | This essay reflects on the Radical Life Extension movement from six critical perspectives: RLE (1) ignores the benefits of finitude; (2) perpetuates the denial of death by seeking to vanquish it; (3) disregards the paradoxical nature of death as problem and mystery; (4) turns death and the Bronze Dream into idols; (5) overlooks a plethora of ethical dilemmas; and (6) fails to ask the central life question: "how well can we live?." RLE is not only problematic: it is redundant. Being kept in the love of God forever is a different kind of 'radical life extension' that includes finitude and death. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2019.1596297 |
