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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 11, 2018

Categories
Arts
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, Aristotle, cosmic fine-tuning, cosmopsychism, Hungary, intelligent design, materialism, Michael Egnor, multiverse, neuroscience, Philip Goff, podcast, Sarah Chaffee, theism, Thomas Aquinas, universe}

Egnor: Two Weaknesses of Agentive Cosmopsychism

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April 11, 2018

Arts, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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There are a limited number of explanations available for how cosmic fine-tuning came to be. Actually, there are three. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 10, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, Abraham Lincoln, Amazon River, animal rights, cattle, Civil War, elephants, fauna, flora, humankind, Jonah Goldberg, National Review, nature rights, rivers, Robert E. Lee, Virginia, writ of habeas corpus}

Why the Animal/Nature Rights vs. Human Duties Distinction Matters

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April 10, 2018

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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Says Jonah Goldberg, “One cheer (and maybe two) for non-human personhood.” Read More ›

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Date
April 10, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
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, __k-review, Africans, apes, documentary, eugenics, Houston, human life, Human Zoos, humans, Impact DOCS Awards, Jay Richards, John West, Olufemi Oluniyi, Oregon Documentary Film Festival, Ota Benga, Racism, Richard Weikart, scientific racism, Seattle, Social Darwinism, South Africa, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga, Woodland Park Zoo}

Human Zoos to Premiere in South Africa and Seattle

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April 10, 2018

Bioethics, Evolution

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Anyone interested in the grim history of Social Darwinism in America, or debates over scientific racism and the sanctity of human life, will want to see this documentary. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 10, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Geology
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, Amazon River, animals, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, deforestation, Ganges River, indigenous people, mosquito, nature rights, Old Faithful, pond scum, rivers, slavery, trial lawyers, Yellowstone}

Court Grants Amazon River Legal “Rights”

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April 10, 2018

Bioethics, Geology, Human Exceptionalism

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The potential deleterious consequences to humankind from “nature rights” are beyond measuring — except to trial lawyers. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 9, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, anniversary, artificial intelligence, Bruce Chapman, C.S. Lewis, culture, Discovery Institute, economics, Enterprise, evolution, George Gilder, information, intelligent design, Jay Richards, John West, Judeo-Christian tradition, Michael Medved, morality, Pacific Northwest, poverty, Seattle, socialism, wealth}

Study the Vision of George Gilder in a Seminar Setting, July 26-29 in Seattle

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April 9, 2018

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Countering “flat universe theory” is Gilder’s enterprise, and it captures much of what we do at Discovery Institute. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 8, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, abuse, censorship, Darwinism, Donald Trump, flyover country, Free Science, free speech, intelligent design, Islam, Kevin Williamson, media, National Review, scholars, scientists, Texas State University, The Atlantic}

Kevin Williamson and All That: Missing the Big Story on Free Speech

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April 8, 2018

Evolution, Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom

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People who care about defending freedom of expression are grateful for just about any attention the issue receives from the media. Read More ›

Golden Rice grain compared to white rice grain in screenhouse of Golden Rice plants.

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 8, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Bangladesh, blindness, GMO, Golden Rice, health, hunger, Indonesia, Luddites, malnutrition, New Zealand, nutrition, Philippines, poverty, safety, South Asia}

Opposing “Golden Rice” Is Anti-Human

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April 8, 2018

Bioethics, Life Sciences

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Wouldn’t it be wonderful if half a million destitute children could be saved each year from blindness or death from Vitamin A deficiency? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 5, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, “consensus science”, Bronx Zoo, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute, documentary, eugenics, history, Houston, Human Zoos, Impact DOCS Awards, John West, missing links, Oregon Documentary Film Festival, Ota Benga, premiere, pseudoscience, Rachel Adams, Racism, Social Darwinism, Steve Fuller}

Human Zoos, Award-Winning Documentary, Will Premiere in Houston on April 18

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April 5, 2018

Bioethics, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Darwin-inspired racism was the consensus science of its day. Speaking out against it would have made you a crank and a science-denier. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 5, 2018

Categories
Biology
Human Exceptionalism
Physical Sciences
Planetology
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam Frank, aliens, Avi Loeb, Carl Sagan, cosmos, earth, exoplanets, facts, Harvard University, humans, materialism, npr, optimism, science, University of Rochester}

“Optimism” and a Lonely Planet

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April 5, 2018

Biology, Human Exceptionalism, Physical Sciences, Planetology

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Adam Frank (University of Rochester) interviewed fellow astrophysicist Avi Loeb (Harvard) about the future possibility of detecting “techno-signatures” from space. Read More ›

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Date
April 4, 2018

Categories
Chemistry
Cosmology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, biology textbooks, Brian Miller, Dallas, Darwinism, Europe, evolution, Günter Bechly, high school biology, ID Education Day, intelligent design, Intelligent Design Education Day, Jonathan Witt, Judeo-Christian tradition, materialism, Mike Keas, science, Seattle, spontaneous generation, students}

This Year’s ID Education Days Were a Smash Success

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April 4, 2018

Chemistry, Cosmology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics, Science Education

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Many high school students are eager to go beyond the brief and airbrushed presentation of evolutionary theory found in their biology textbooks, and are full of questions. Read More ›