Ezekiel Emanuel: belief

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…I have friends who believe it’s, if not likely, plausibly possible. I do think it’s probably plausibly possible. I think we’re going to figure out what elements are for immortality. Now, whether that’s good immortality in the sense that the body’s going to be able to work well? My brother, who is not a doctor but a Hollywood agent, had a very insightful comment to me recently. It’s like, “You know, we’re going to be able to replace my heart, my lungs, everything. But, damn it, that cartilage. You know, my back pain. Can’t you doctors cure back pain and the common cold? You can’t do any of this simple stuff.” And so, living a long time with a lot of back pain? That just doesn’t seem like a great life. In the middle of all of these discussions, we have a segment called underrated versus overrated. And I’m going to toss out some names and ideas, and you tell me if you think they’re underrated or overrated.…

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