Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date May 31, 2016 CategoriesBioethics Tagged , __tedited, animal life, human exceptionalism, humane treatment, killing, murder Harambe the Gorilla, RIP Wesley J. Smith May 31, 2016 Bioethics 2 I had hoped to avoid comment on the killing of Harambe, a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo. But I keep getting asked. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date May 19, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsNeuroscience & MindZoology Tagged , __tedited, animal behavior, anti-human exceptionalism, chimpanzees, human exceptionalism, music Chimps “Grieve” for a Lost Loved One, Just Like People? David Klinghoffer May 19, 2016 Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology 3 As an experiment, try this. First, watch the BBC video as it's presented. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date May 18, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsLegal Science (jurisprudence) Tagged , __tedited, agency, anti-human, capitalism, Communism, crime, environmental movement, global warming, green energy, human capacities, human exceptionalism, human uniqueness, pollution, The War on Humans Radical Environmentalist Admits that Humans Are Exceptional Wesley J. Smith May 18, 2016 Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence) 3 The New York Times often publishes articles and columns denigrating the idea that human beings have an exceptional status. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date May 16, 2016 CategoriesBioethics Tagged , __tedited, animal personhood, animal rights, anti-human exceptionalism, bioethics, consciousness, feelings, fish, pets Now They Say We Shouldn’t Eat Fish! Wesley J. Smith May 16, 2016 Bioethics 3 Right, leave all that nutritious food for the seals, sharks, and barracudas. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Flannery Date May 12, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsFaith & ScienceSociology Tagged , __tedited, atheism, Darwin: Portrait of a Genius, human exceptionalism, human life, Paul Johnson, Peter Singer, purpose, Richard Weikart, secular culture, self-awareness, Social Darwinism, Susan Blackmore Debating Weikart, Peter Singer and Susan Blackmore Omit Atheism’s Glaring Contradictions Michael Flannery May 12, 2016 Bioethics, Faith & Science, Sociology 2 I find troubling Singer's barometer of human worth -- tied to self-awareness -- leading as it does to dangerous nonsense. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date May 12, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsEvolutionPhilosophy Tagged , __tedited, argument, atheism, biases, bioethics, candor, censorship, debate, dialogue, evolutionary assumptions, extrapolation, Justin Brierley, meaning, metaethics, morality, opinions, Peter Singer, purpose, Richard Weikart, suffering In a Debate with Peter Singer, Richard Weikart Drills Down to the Bottom of Atheist Ethics David Klinghoffer May 12, 2016 Bioethics, Evolution, Philosophy 3 Just when you are thinking regretfully about how our critics flee from a fair fight on relevant issues, along comes bioethicist Dr. Singer. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date May 9, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsLegal Science (jurisprudence)Medicine Tagged , __k-review, Nation, News, Politics Erasing the Truth About Planned Parenthood Wesley J. Smith May 9, 2016 Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Medicine 1 The Jacobins are loose and they take no prisoners. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date May 6, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsLegal Science (jurisprudence)Medicine Tagged , __k-review, Health & Wellness, Nation, News California Faces a Time of Choosing Wesley J. Smith May 6, 2016 Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Medicine 1 Will doctors prescribe poison to their terminally ill patients, if asked? Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date May 4, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsLegal Science (jurisprudence)Medicine Tagged , __tedited, advice, assisted suicide, cooperation, culture of death, euthanasia, Health & Wellness, legalization What to Do if You Live in a Jurisdiction with Legalized Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia Wesley J. Smith May 4, 2016 Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Medicine 2 Just because something is legal doesn't mean it's right. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date May 3, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsMedicineSociology Tagged , __tedited, brain death, death, discrimination, Health & Wellness, human fetus, organ donors, personhood, redefinition Redefining Death as a "Sociological" Event Wesley J. Smith May 3, 2016 Bioethics, Medicine, Sociology 3 An ongoing project in bioethics would open the door to profound evil. Read More ›
