The War on Robert Atkins Goes On

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 15, 2016

Bioethics, Medicine

1}

PETA and other animal rights zealots went to war against Dr. Atkins because he promoted a low carb diet as a healthy way to lose weight. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
September 13, 2016

Categories
Biochemistry
Medicine
Tagged
, __tedited, adaptation, antibiotic resistance, Artificial Selection, loss of function, propaganda}

The Low Bar of Evolutionary Biology — More on That Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Experiment

_{Michael Egnor
September 13, 2016

Biochemistry, Medicine

3}

It's a marketing strategy for Darwinism, which is sorely in need of marketing. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
September 11, 2016

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review}

Logic and Metaphysics Don’t Have an Expiration Date

_{Michael Egnor
September 11, 2016

Faith & Science, Medicine, Philosophy

1}

A commentator who opines on nature, free will, or God's existence and who is ignorant of classical philosophy commits intellectual malpractice. Read More ›

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Date
September 9, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, Research, Science}

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria May Be a Health Nightmare, but Not an Evolutionary One

_{Science & Culture
September 9, 2016

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Medicine

1}

Jerry Coyne's blog, Why Evolution Is True, has this headline today: "The creationist's nightmare: evolution in action." Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 8, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, Health & Wellness, Nation, News}

Applause if You Want to Die, Silence if You Want to Live

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 8, 2016

Bioethics, Medicine

1}

A disabled 14-year-old girl named Jerika Bolen is being celebrated in the news. Why? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 3, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __tedited, “consensus science”, authoritarianism, freedom of conscience, legislation, medical conscience}

Forced Reeducation for MDs Who Don’t Want to Kill

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 3, 2016

Bioethics, Medicine

2}

Bioethicists would require doctors to perform community service for their thought crime and to attend reeducation classes. Read More ›

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 2, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __tedited, “consensus science”, assisted suicide, coercion, conscience rights, euthanasia, freedom of religion, Health & Wellness, Hippocratic Oath, medical conscience, organ harvesting, pro-life}

Bioethics “Consensus Statement” Would Force Doctors to Kill and Abort

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 2, 2016

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

The question of medical conscience — as a subset of religious liberty — is going to be one of the most contentious issues facing us in the next decade. Read More ›

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 28, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, Health & Wellness, News}

Now Living Is a “Psychiatric Disorder”

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 28, 2016

Bioethics, Medicine

1}

The broader problem, I think, is that too many of us believe that an overriding purpose of society is the prevention of suffering. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 25, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __tedited, dehumanization, discrimination, human life, infanticide, meaninglessness, pro-life, quality of life}

When "Quality of Life" Means "Not Worthy of Life"

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 25, 2016

Bioethics, Medicine

2}

There is a fight going on in the UK about whether to keep a seriously ill baby on life support or put her in palliative care to die. Read More ›

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Author
Howard Glicksman

Date
August 19, 2016

Categories
Anatomy
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, __nedited, cochlea, Continuing Series, gravity, Health & Wellness, muscles, nerves, receptors, reflexes, skeleton, The Designed Body (series)}

When You Don’t Have Time to Think: Reflexes

_{Howard Glicksman
August 19, 2016

Anatomy, Intelligent Design, Medicine

7}

A reflex is an involuntary, pre-programmed, automatic motor response. Read More ›