oh, no, i don't want to play with the beta children!
the transcript of the commencement address is up. curiously, it managed to irk me in a wholly unexpected way. kass did manage to vent his spleen at the evil innovation that is The Pill, of course, and he apparently finds most of modern medicine thoroughly disagreeable -- indeed, most of science -- but he managed, in the main, to avoid being hideously sexist, which was thoughtful of him. in fact, he even balanced the litany of Woman's reproductive sins (ohnoes, babies in bottles!1!) with a sharp word about dudes using the viagra. i will attempt to cobble together a coherent post on the matter when not simultaneously sick, preparing for a math exam, frantically cleaning the house pending a surprise landlady visit, and expected at work in seven hours.
posted by anne @ 11:39 PM
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So, although every single graduate sitting before him read Darwin in Senior Lab, it is obvious to all of them that evolution is a load of nonsense designed to rob us of our souls? I guess we understand why he went to teach at Chicago where he would not have to read the scary science books. Woot.
I, too, loved the slam about the pill. No justification, no explanation of how it takes away our humanity, it's just thrown in with a laundry list of several things that make Kass uncomfortable, including some from science fiction.
Also, 1984 is outdated? Is he living in the same country I am?
Virtual reality parlors?
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