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The Abolition of Sex: IVF, Designer Babies, and Goethe's Faust
Manage episode 415542062 series 2682020
Before C.S. Lewis, before George Orwell, there was Goethe: in Faust Part II, the magician's servant Wagner concocts a literal test tube baby--a "homunculus" or "little man" made without any sexual intercourse at all. This picture of humanity cut off from its natural origins is frighteningly familiar, and it leads to a final word on science, magic, and the coming age of genetic screenings. Where do we go from here? Only the past can help guide us into the future.
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Manage episode 415542062 series 2682020
Before C.S. Lewis, before George Orwell, there was Goethe: in Faust Part II, the magician's servant Wagner concocts a literal test tube baby--a "homunculus" or "little man" made without any sexual intercourse at all. This picture of humanity cut off from its natural origins is frighteningly familiar, and it leads to a final word on science, magic, and the coming age of genetic screenings. Where do we go from here? Only the past can help guide us into the future.
Check out our sponsor, the Ancient Language Institute: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics/
Pre-order my new book, Light of the Mind, Light of the World: https://a.co/d/2QccOfM
Subscribe to be in the mailbag: https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com
We maked this: The New Jerusalem, featuring Andrew Klavan's latest essay on antisemitism: https://thenewjerusalem.substack.com/p/essay-4-antisemitism-is-the-devils
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