The Evolution of Life Extension Technology

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Leary feels it's probably part of the DNA code that no species will become smart enough to extend its lifespan indefinitely. The average American family today has 1.5 children which goes to show where averages will get you, he says. As more and more power is generated people for some reason decide that they don't want large families anymore. It can't be a coincidence that life extension technology is arriving just at the point where space migration is becoming possible - Leary.

Guest speaker: Robert Anton Wilson PROGRAM NOTES: Date this lecture was recorded: February 1982 [NOTE: All quotations are by Robert Anton Wilson.] "The belief in certitude, I suspect, is a primate habit." "One thing I want to make absolutely clear is that almost all pessimism results from watching what the government is doing. . . . because the government is the last place that important change is registered. And so if you're looking at the government you're looking at the past." "Certitude only belongs to those people who own just one encyclopedia." Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option