Leon Kass: Freedom deemed harmful; and resveratrol

[drscott]

Having read some more on the topic since my original post, and having so far noticed no side-effects, I'll be upping the dose of Reseveratrol to 200 mg daily (eqv. to c. 400 glasses of red wine!) from the current 20. One other known route to life extension, extreme caloric restriction, seems impractical unless I want to lose 40 lbs. of muscle and shiver constantly.

Scary authoritarian bioethicist Leon Kass still wants to preserve your dignity by taking away your freedom: speech review here.

Comments

[squalidbear.livejournal.com]

I like the concept of Iain M Banks's "Civilization" where the inhabitants change sex at whim, gland drugs to suit their moods and seem generally post-hangup.

[squalidbear.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, it's called The Culture. Duh!

[dr-scott.livejournal.com]

I enjoy his work a lot. "The Culture" is only a minor leap from how the most enlightened segments of Western society think today, with the element of material need removed. Great wealth means you're free to concentrate of the top of Maslow's pyramid. His work is about as adult as SF can be.