Immortality

Of Religion, Healthcare, & The Holy Grail

I. Introduction

We don’t burn witches anymore. But we do lock people away in cages for non-violent drug offenses. Like those women who were immolated at the stake, polite society just writes these folks off as bad people.

We pretend that drug laws bolster public safety. But who can believe it? Substances that ravage the body, like sugar and alcohol, remai…