Is life a sacred gift or a burden? In this episode, we welcome Sarah Perry, author of Every Cradle is a Grave, to discuss the right to control one’s consciousness. Paramount among consciousness rights is the right to die; we discuss the state of suicidal legality and the cultural and technological impediments to suicide. We also discuss the connection between radical life extension and suicide. Then we move into the control of states of consciousness, from drug use to mood enhancement, and discuss whether the right to commit suicide exists in a world where suffering has been abolished. Finally we discuss the ethics of simulated consciousness, and wonder where the authority might lie to, for example, delete an emulated mind.

Relevant Links

• Every Cradle is a Grave: Rethinking the Ethics of Birth and Suicide


• The View from Hell


• Ribbonfarm


• Carcinisation


• @TheViewFromHell on Twitter


• Article: Silk Road closure reportedly cuts off supply of drug for assisted suicides

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Is life a sacred gift or a burden? In this episode, we welcome Sarah Perry, author of Every Cradle is a Grave, to discuss the right to control one’s consciousness. Paramount among consciousness rights is the right to die; we discuss the state of suicidal legality and the cultural and technological impediments to suicide. We also discuss the connection between radical life extension and suicide. Then we move into the control of states of consciousness, from drug use to mood enhancement, and discuss whether the right to commit suicide exists in a world where suffering has been abolished. Finally we discuss the ethics of simulated consciousness, and wonder where the authority might lie to, for example, delete an emulated mind.

Relevant Links

• Every Cradle is a Grave: Rethinking the Ethics of Birth and Suicide


• The View from Hell


• Ribbonfarm


• Carcinisation


• @TheViewFromHell on Twitter


• Article: Silk Road closure reportedly cuts off supply of drug for assisted suicides

Podcast: Play in new window | Click Here if your browser does not play the above audio

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