Two of the smartest and most empathetic guys I know are having a conversation online that you should take a look at. In the WELL’s Inkwell author forum:
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A conversation with Gary GreenbergIs someone’s weight, sexual orientation, or addiction a problem because they suffer and feel anguish? Or are they value-neutral, objective truths?
In the West, we believe in science. Science feeds our faith by creating new explanatory categories. But some of these cross the line from describing to moralizing.
That’s the focus of Gary Greenberg’s fascinating new book, The Noble Lie: When Scientists Give the Right Answers for the Wrong Reasons. In it, he explores debates around issues such as brain death, sexual orientation, and addiction, incisively and provocatively. Join the conversation with him in the Inkwell.
The interviewer is Steve Silberman, co-author of Skeleton Key: A Dictionary for Deadheads, Wired Magazine contributing editor, and soulful and articulate chronicler of beat and hippie culture.