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Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 4, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, Canada, dementia, dissent, euthanasia, homicide, Quebec, United States}

Thousands of Euthanasia Killings in Canada

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 4, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

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It is shocking how enthusiastically Canada has embraced the culture of death — to the point that little dissent is allowed. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 3, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Linguistics
Tagged
, __k-review, Africans, Broad Institute, Cell (journal), Darwinism, FOXP2, Francis Collins, gene, genome, Harvard University, humans, Michael Denton, MIT, natural selection, Nature (journal), non-Africans, Research, Robin Williams, The Biology of the Baroque, The Language of God}

Update: Still No Evolutionary Explanation for Human Language

_{David Klinghoffer
August 3, 2018

Evolution, Linguistics

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“The case that human language develops step by step through natural selection is weakened by the fact that no single language gene has ever been discovered.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 2, 2018

Categories
Ethics
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Bible, Christianity, Darwinism, disenchantment, evolution, Gospels, Hebrew Bible, jesus, Jews, John Zmirak, Karl Marx, miracles, New York Times, Old Testament, progressivism, Racism, sophistication, The Stream, Tom Wolfe}

Darwinism and the “Ten Disenchantments”

_{David Klinghoffer
August 2, 2018

Ethics, Faith & Science

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There’s no doubt that the confrontation with Darwinian evolution in the 19th century stole much of the confidence of traditional faith leaders. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
August 1, 2018

Categories
Evolution
History of Science
Tagged
, __nedited, Alfred Russel Wallace, Andrew Berry, Auguste Comte, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Darwinian, David Hume, evolution, history, John Elof Boodin, John Herschel, natural theology, Nature's Prophet, On the Origin of Species, Overruling Intelligence, Quarterly Review, scientism, teleology, Thomas Henry Huxley, transmutation, William James, William Whewell, X Club}

The Outsider: Wallace’s Reputation in the Darwinian Era

_{Michael Flannery
August 1, 2018

Evolution, History of Science

12}

As I asked in a previous post: Why is Alfred Russel Wallace today a comparatively little known figure next to Darwin? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 30, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, babies, Belgium, Canada, children, disability, euthanasia, infanticide, medical treatment, Netherlands, pets, terminal illness}

Remember When Euthanasia Was About “Choice” for Adults?

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 30, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

2}

If killing is a “medical treatment,” how can it be denied to anyone based on age or competency? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 30, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __k-review, artificial intelligence, Bruce Chapman, computers, Discovery Institute, George Gilder, Jay Richards, Life After Google, search engines, The Human Advantage, Wall Street Journal}

Gilder, Richards: Celebrating Two Important New Titles from Discovery Institute Authors!

_{David Klinghoffer
July 30, 2018

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind

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“Creativity is not going to be rendered obsolete, but AI is going to transform our economy profoundly. And the inflection point is now.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 27, 2018

Categories
Environment & Climate
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, "poor design", climate change, Harvard University, heat, horses, human beings, intelligent design, mammals, Michael Denton, Privileged Species, Seattle, temperature, University of Utah, University of Washington, water}

Beating the Summer Heat — Thanks to Human Exceptionalism

_{David Klinghoffer
July 27, 2018

Environment & Climate, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design

5}

It’s hot out. Be glad that you’re a human being, and not some other kind of mammal. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 27, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
Tagged
, __k-review, Aquinas and Evolution, Aquinas.design, Aristotelianism, atheism, Catholicism and Evolution, Darwinism, Darwinists, evolution, Father Michael Chaberek, hylomorphism, Immanuel Kant, intelligent design, materialism, Phillip E. Johnson, quantum mechanics, quantum physics, Richard Lewontin, Roman Catholic, theistic evolution, Thomas Aquinas, Thomism, Werner Heisenberg}

A Superb New Website: Introducing Aquinas.Design

_{Michael Egnor
July 27, 2018

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics

5}

There is an ongoing debate about intelligent design in the Thomist system. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 26, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, Canada, compassion, culture, death, disability, doctors, Justin Trudeau, murder, trial}

Murderer Seeks Clemency with Inventive “Right to Die” Argument

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 26, 2018

Bioethics, Ethics, Medicine

3}

In 1993, while most of his family was away at church, Robert Latimer took his 12-year-old daughter Tracy, disabled by cerebral palsy, out to the barn. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
July 26, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Alfred Russel Wallace, Arthur Koestler, biologic institute, Homo sapiens, John Elof Boodin, natural selection, neo-Darwinian synthesis, Neo-Darwinism, Reductionism, Richard Sternberg, Robert Rosen, teleology, vitalism}

Who Was Ludwig von Bertalanffy and Why Does He Matter?

_{Michael Flannery
July 26, 2018

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design

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Bertalanffy’s systems-based approach continued under George Klir, and is carried on today by Dr. Richard Sternberg, who studied under Klir. Read More ›