Apparently, the Santa Fe Institute had a workshop on immortality last fall. There's no evidence of a theological or religious or even much of a philosophical component to the proceedings. That's maybe a little surprising, seeing as how SFI tends to be expansively interdisciplinary. But there's plenty to discuss on the scientific side of things, so fair enough. I learned about it via Sean Carroll's podcast (see below). In this special holiday episode, he shares a version of his contribution to the workshop and comments … [Read more...] about Science Corner: I Wanna Live Forever … ?
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Finding Calcutta: What is My Legacy?
Probes: How would you articulate the gulf between a secular legacy, one of the world's primary measures of a life's work, and faithful fulfillment of Christian calling? How have you received affirmation/fulfillment in the blessing of Christ's call and following Christ's call? Defining legacy 1. Law. a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest 2. anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor: the legacy of ancient Rome -- From … [Read more...] about Finding Calcutta: What is My Legacy?