114. Living Forever, Gene Editing, and Psychedelics｜David Pearce

David Pearce is a British philosopher of the negative utilitarian
school of ethics. He believes and promotes the idea that there
exists a strong ethical imperative for humans to work towards the
abolition of suffering in all sentient life. His book-length
internet manifesto The Hedonistic Imperative details how he
believes the abolition of suffering can be accomplished through
"paradise engineering".


He is also currently the director of BLTC Research, a non-profit
research organization which was founded in 1995. It seeks to
elucidate the underlying physiological mechanisms of physical and
mental suffering.


In out conversation we talked about transhumanism: what it is and
what it looks for, how can we make life better for people and
reduce suffering, psychedelics, cryonics, and much more.
  





TIME STAMPS 


(0:00) Intro
(1:59) What is transhumanism?  
(13:40) The Hedonistic Imperative (1995): what became true?
(26:53) What transhumanism looks for: removing the negative
(33:43) Using designer drugs: psychedelics
(39:17) Gene therapy and anti-aging right now
(48:06) Cryothanasia?
(1:02:42) Being a realist in transhumanism
(1:04:57) Relationships in a transhumanist world





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