On Easter Sunday, several years ago now, the Pastor of the Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago was giving his last homily before he moved on to a new assignment, after years spent at the cathedral. It was a beautiful sermon. I can not hope to replicate it, but I can give you the gist: Each … Continue reading Life is a Series of Empty Tombs
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Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life. What Could Go Wrong? – The New York Times
"But there was a worst-case scenario: A partly revived post-mortem brain, trapped in a feverish nightmare, perpetually reliving the very moment of its slaughter. 'Imagine the ultimate sensory-deprivation tank,' a member of the N.I.H.’s Neuroethics Working Group told me. "No inputs. No outputs. In your brain, nobody can hear you scream.'" —Matthew Shaer—Scientists Are Giving … Continue reading Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life. What Could Go Wrong? – The New York Times
