Ep 92: Merging Man and Machine: Transhumanism and Religion - with guest Seth Villegas
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Today, I am joined by Seth Villegas from Boston University's School of Theology to talk about transhumanism - gradually merging body with machine to become faster, stronger, or even live forever. Why is this movement so appealing? And what does this apparently secular movement have to do with religion?
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