#16: On Dying Well (Part 1)

In this episode, J.P. and Stan discuss a path for ethical clarity through the complex conversations surrounding death and dying.   In this podcast we discuss: The two ways to define a person: functional and ontological What is life? How to gain clarity by asking the most fundamental question How to avoid unhelpful definitions and category fallacies when discussing death and dying The uniquely modern problem of distance from death How J.P.’s experience facing cancer encouraged him to dig deeper into a study of life after death Where we see the suppressed emotions and anxiety over mortality impacting our culture What the important difference is between “active” and “passive” euthanasia Is there such a thing as a life not worthy of being lived? Ways “thinking Christianly” about current events helps reduce the anxiety associated with overwhelming information Our role in nourishing a culture of life Resources mentioned during our conversation: 21 grams experiment, Wikipedia Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ JP Moreland, A Simple Guide to Experience Miracles: Instruction and Inspiration for Living Supernaturally in Christ John Burke, Imagine Heaven: Near-Death Experiences, God's Promises, and the Exhilarating Future That Awaits You Jeffrey Long, M.D. with Paul Perry, Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences Mary C. Neal, M.D., To Heaven and Back: A Doctor's Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again Dale C. Allison, Encountering Mystery: Religious Experience in a Secular Age Unbelievable Podcast, "Angels, Visions and Near-death Encounters - Dale C. Allison on Whether Skeptics can take Religious Experiences Seriously" Soren Kierkegaard, The Concept of Anxiety: A Simple Psychologically Oriented Deliberation in View of the Dogmatic Problem of Hereditary Sin Leo Alexander, M.D., "Medical Science Under Dictatorship" Health Canada, “Final Report of the Expert Panel on MAiD and Mental Illness” Associated Press News, "'Disturbing': Experts Troubled by Canada’s Euthanasia Laws" Stan Wallace, "Saying ‘Goodbye’ Well" Connect with us!