Silicon Valley’s billionaires may have invested in science and tech companies exploring the possibility of achieving eternal life, but only one fifth of people in Britain want to live forever. In the second of a series of 3 Religion Media Centre briefings on AI, Rosie Dawson explores the question of what makes us human. The discussion is based on research by the Theos think tank into the relationship between science and religion and the panel includes:
- Dr Nick Spencer, report author and fellow at Theos Think Tank
- Dr Predrag Slijepcevic, senior lecturer in life sciences at Brunel University
- Neil Lawrence, DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at the University of Cambridge
- Rev Professor Douglas Davies, Director of The Centre for Death and Life Studies at Durham University
- Rev Dr Joanna Collicutt, Psychologist of Religion, University of Oxford
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Briefing papers created by Theos are available, analysing the data from the initial research – download here >>
Report: Who wants to live forever (apart from billionaires?)
“The more we talk about death, when we talk about immortality, the more we talk about fear, terror, of death, terror of pain, and therefore bring, I hope, meaning to our day-to-day life.”
– Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner
FULL BRIEFING YOUTUBE VIDEO
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