
#773 - Sam Harris's Terrifying Philosophy
The Counsel of Trent
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The Moral Landscape of Medicine
Peter Singer: Just because science can do something like increase our lifespan, it doesn't follow that we have a moral duty to do what science lets us do. Some people would rather accept death after a life well lived into their 90s instead of prolonging the inevitable,. He says Harris misunderstands that medicine is often driven by non-scientific moral opinions rather than just scientific data.
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