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The future is there… looking back at us. Trying to make sense of the fiction we will have become.
-William Gibson
Chris & Kayla finally land the plane on this whole TESCREAL situation.
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anthropological; internet culture; science/pseudoscience
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*Topic Spoiler*
TESCREAL "is it a cult or just weird?" evaluation & discussion
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Further Reading
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TESCREAL#:~:text=TESCREAL%20is%20an%20acronym%20neologism,effective%20altruism%2C%20and%20longtermism%22.
https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/13636
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*Patreon Credits*
Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock, Jim Fingal
Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny, GD
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POV: the Serenity Prayer, but with shoulds instead of cans.
Chris & Kayla attempt to tie the knot between Transhumanism and Eugenics.
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*Search Categories*
Science / Pseudoscience; Anthropological; Destructive
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*Topic Spoiler*
Eugenics
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Further Reading
https://www.britannica.com/science/eugenics-genetics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_eugenics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_eugenics
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/bio_facpubs/article/1001/&path_info=Eugenics__Annals_of_Eugenics_.pdf
The Deceptive Simplicity of Mendelian Genetics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Galton
https://galton.org/essays/1900-1911/galton-1904-am-journ-soc-eugenics-scope-aims.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Pearson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Quetelet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Davenport
The American Eugenics Records Office
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harvey_Kellogg
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/uploads/filer_public/cc/2e/cc2e84f2-126f-41a5-a24b-43e093c47b2c/210414-sanger-opposition-claims-p01.pdf
https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/08/14/432080520/fact-check-was-planned-parenthood-started-to-control-the-black-population
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_v._Bell
https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2020/10/14/why-buck-v-bell-still-matters/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Darrow
The Eugenics Cult, by Clarence Darrow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_eugenics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Huxley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directed_evolution_(transhumanism)
https://www.seenandunseen.com/transhumanism-eugenics-digital-age
https://slate.com/technology/2022/03/silicon-valley-transhumanism-eugenics-information.html
https://biopoliticalphilosophy.com/2023/01/19/transhumanism-is-eugenics-for-educated-white-liberals/
Making Us New: From Eugenics to Transhumanism in Modernist Culture
https://www.vice.com/en/article/prominent-ai-philosopher-and-father-of-longtermism-sent-very-racist-email-to-a-90s-philosophy-listserv/
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/longtermism-and-eugenics-a-primer/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiocracy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_eugenics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Huxley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO
https://slate.com/technology/2022/03/silicon-valley-transhumanism-eugenics-information.html
https://www.seenandunseen.com/transhumanism-eugenics-digital-age
https://www.vice.com/en/article/prominent-ai-philosopher-and-father-of-longtermism-sent-very-racist-email-to-a-90s-philosophy-listserv/
https://biopoliticalphilosophy.com/2023/01/19/transhumanism-is-eugenics-for-educated-white-liberals/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_model_of_disability
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Cyborg_Manifesto
https://journals.scholarsportal.info/details/23803312/v05i0001/1_ctm.xml
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/04/the-case-against-perfection/302927/
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*Patreon Credits*
Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock, Jim Fingal
Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny, GD
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No idiot knows that he is an idiot. As a rule, those of small intellectual equipment are so sure of themselves that they are eager to make the race over in their own image. -Clarence Darrow
Chris & Kayla enjoy dunking on one of history's worst ideas.
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*Search Categories*
Science / Pseudoscience; Anthropological; Destructive
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*Topic Spoiler*
Eugenics
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Further Reading
https://www.britannica.com/science/eugenics-genetics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_eugenics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_eugenics
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/bio_facpubs/article/1001/&path_info=Eugenics__Annals_of_Eugenics_.pdf
The Deceptive Simplicity of Mendelian Genetics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Galton
https://galton.org/essays/1900-1911/galton-1904-am-journ-soc-eugenics-scope-aims.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Pearson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Quetelet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Davenport
The American Eugenics Records Office
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harvey_Kellogg
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/uploads/filer_public/cc/2e/cc2e84f2-126f-41a5-a24b-43e093c47b2c/210414-sanger-opposition-claims-p01.pdf
https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/08/14/432080520/fact-check-was-planned-parenthood-started-to-control-the-black-population
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_v._Bell
https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2020/10/14/why-buck-v-bell-still-matters/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Darrow
The Eugenics Cult, by Clarence Darrow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_eugenics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Huxley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directed_evolution_(transhumanism)
https://www.seenandunseen.com/transhumanism-eugenics-digital-age
https://slate.com/technology/2022/03/silicon-valley-transhumanism-eugenics-information.html
https://biopoliticalphilosophy.com/2023/01/19/transhumanism-is-eugenics-for-educated-white-liberals/
Making Us New: From Eugenics to Transhumanism in Modernist Culture
https://www.vice.com/en/article/prominent-ai-philosopher-and-father-of-longtermism-sent-very-racist-email-to-a-90s-philosophy-listserv/
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/longtermism-and-eugenics-a-primer/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiocracy
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/04/the-case-against-perfection/302927/
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*Patreon Credits*
Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock, Jim Fingal
Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny, GD
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I have often wondered whether a person is justified in neglecting his own family to fight for opportunities for others. -Nelson Mandela
Last week was context... this week we get juicy.
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*Search Categories*
Business; Society & Culture; Common Interest/Fandom
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*Topic Spoiler*
Effective Altruism & Longtermism
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Further Reading
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_altruism#
https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/ceas-guiding-principles
https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/in-continued-defense-of-effective
https://nypost.com/2022/11/21/polyamory-pills-inside-sam-bankman-frieds-ftx-party-pad/
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/11/10/bankman-frieds-cabal-of-roommates-in-the-bahamas-ran-his-crypto-empire-and-dated-other-employees-have-lots-of-questions/
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/19/polyamory-penthouses-and-plenty-of-loans-inside-the-crazy-world-of-ftx
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-03-07/effective-altruism-s-problems-go-beyond-sam-bankman-fried
https://time.com/6252617/effective-altruism-sexual-harassment/
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/03/open-ai-sam-altman-chatgpt-gary-marcus-taming-silicon-valley
https://www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/a-mirror-for-tech-bros
https://time.com/6262810/sam-bankman-fried-effective-altruism-alameda-ftx/
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*Patreon Credits*
Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock, Jim Fingal
Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny, GD
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The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
- Nelson Henderson
We tackle the final three letters of the TESCREAL acronym, and fight about the future.
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*Search Categories*
Business; Society & Culture; Common Interest/Fandom
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*Topic Spoiler*
Effective Altruism & Longtermism
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Further Reading
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20231009-ftxs-sam-bankman-fried-believed-in-effective-altruism-what-is-it
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/17/effective-altruism-sam-bankman-fried-ftx-crypto/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_altruism#
https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/ceas-guiding-principles
https://commons.pacificu.edu/work/sc/a3bc869a-d6aa-4bb4-837b-3dcf6847199e
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23298870/effective-altruism-longtermism-will-macaskill-future
https://theconversation.com/longtermism-why-the-million-year-philosophy-cant-be-ignored-193538
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220805-what-is-longtermism-and-why-does-it-matter
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2021/11/3/22760718/patient-philanthropy-fund-charity-longtermism
Adams, Carol J.; Crary, Alice; Gruen, Lori, eds. (2023). The Good it Promises, The Harm it Does: Critical Essays on Effective Altruism. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press.
https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/in-continued-defense-of-effective
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*Patreon Credits*
Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock, Jim Fingal
Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny, GD
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We're not earthly beings any more... we're cosmic beings. - Eden Ahbez
Two episodes in one to grapple with the origins of a cosmic concept, and its future among the stars.
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*Search Categories*
Science / Pseudoscience
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*Topic Spoiler*
Russian Cosmism and modern Cosmism
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Further Reading
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cosmism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Fyodorov_(philosopher)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Goertzel
https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/13636/11606
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*Patreon Credits*
Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock, Jim Fingal
Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny, GD
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Time isn't the only thing the FDA is killing. - ACT UP slogan
Chris & Kayla grapple with the intense nuance presented by the Church of Perpetual Life and the Life Extension Foundation.
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*Search Categories*
Anthropological; Science / Pseudoscience; Common interest / Fandom
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*Topic Spoiler*
Bill Faloon, The Church of Perpetual Life, and the FDA
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Further Reading
https://www.churchofperpetuallife.org/
https://www.youtube.com/@COPL18/featured
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faloon
https://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/1999/1/fda-standing-in-the-way-of-progress
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/theyre-gonna-live-forever-6363863
https://www.actuporalhistory.org/actions/seize-control-of-the-fda
https://www.archivebuttons.com/articles?article=https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/12/before-occupy-how-aids-activists-seized-control-of-the-fda-in-1988/249302/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACT_UP
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_freedom_movement
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*Patreon Credits*
Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock, Jim Fingal
Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny, GD
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How could I enjoy a yacht if I know we're all going to die and disappear?
- Bill Faloon
Chris & Kayla head back to Church to learn more about the man behind the curtain.
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*Search Categories*
Anthropological; Science / Pseudoscience; Common interest / Fandom
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*Topic Spoiler*
Bill Faloon & The Church of Perpetual Life
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Further Reading
https://www.churchofperpetuallife.org/
https://www.youtube.com/@COPL18/featured
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faloon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomedical_Research_%26_Longevity_Society
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1993/01/31/the-big-chill-7/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/society-gala-used-sell-young-093510021.html
https://www.vice.com/en/article/9a3kwe/the-church-of-perpetual-life
https://www.popsci.com/forever-man-immortality-science/
https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/bill-faloon-and-saul-kent-major-figures-in-cryonics-movement-start-a-church-in-hollywood-6969096
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/south-florida-church-pursues-eternal-life-through-cryonics-inflaming-critics-and-the-irs-7608632
Bill Faloon: A Life Long Quest To Reverse Human Aging!
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*Patreon Credits*
Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock, Jim Fingal
Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny, GD
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Aging and Death can be Optional...We Choose Life & Health.
Chris & Kayla head to church to learn how the Creator wants us to live forever.
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*Search Categories*
Anthropological; Science / Pseudoscience; Common interest / Fandom
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*Topic Spoiler*
The Church of Perpetual Life
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Further Reading
https://www.churchofperpetuallife.org/
https://www.youtube.com/@COPL18/featured
https://cryonics.miraheze.org/wiki/Church_of_Perpetual_Life
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/south-florida-church-pursues-eternal-life-through-cryonics-inflaming-critics-and-the-irs-7608632
https://transcend.me/blogs/supplementation/what-supplements-does-ray-kurzweil-take-and-why
https://www.wired.com/story/bioviva-gene-therapies-liz-parrish-longevity/
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*Patreon Credits*
Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock, Jim Fingal
Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny, GD
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