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Medicine’s “Sacred Space” — Grossly Violated

When my dad was dying, I saw both sides of the healthcare world, one that fought to save a life and the other that was coldly indifferent, even eager to end it.  Read More ›
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Sagan’s “Star Stuff” and the Suicide Pod

If life is nothing more than material or “stuff,” why not allow people to recycle themselves when they feel their useful lifespan has come to an end? Read More ›
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“Doctor” Nitschke’s Suicide Pod Claims Its First Victim

Was the capsule tested? If so, how? On animals? Who knows? Somehow, these questions don’t get asked. Read More ›
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For Suicide, Disguised “Public Health” Policies Aren’t the Solution

The authors even suggest regulations controlling the manufacture of ceiling fans because some people have used the mechanisms to hang themselves. Read More ›
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Pond Scum Is Our Equal: That’s Nature Rights for You

Now, a “tribunal” will be held in New York to promote the rights of nature and undermine public support for fossil fuels. Read More ›
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The Technocratic Authoritarians Still Want Their “Pandemic Treaty”

Wouldn’t it all have gone a lot better if, instead of our fellow Americans doing it to us, we’d handed over national sovereignty to an international body? Read More ›
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By Endorsing Political Candidates, Science Mag “Inflames Disdain for Science,” Says Science Writer

He added, however, “The upside is that it could incentivize needed reforms in our ideologically slanted academic and public health institutions.” Read More ›
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Weaponizing Science, Journals Indulge in Political Partisanship

I would say the same thing if they abused the name of science to wrap a Republican, or a Democrat, in it. Read More ›
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Weaponizing Science: Accused Trump Gunman Cited “Natural Selection”

The ethos that would most logically come from recognizing the design in life, every life, is the very opposite of what you'd expect from Darwinism. Read More ›
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Is Belief in Aliens a Problem for Science?

King’s College philosophy prof Tony Milligan worries that too many people believe that aliens have visited Earth. Read More ›

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