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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 5, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Environment & Climate
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __nedited, activists, criminals, development, earth, ecocide, environmentalism, fish, genocide, global warming, grass, insects, Lake Erie, mice, natural resources, natural world, nature, nature rights, people, prison, snakes, The Guardian, The Hague, Toledo, United Nations}

“Ecocide” Would Criminalize Resource Development

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 5, 2019

Bioethics, Environment & Climate, Human Exceptionalism

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Note that “peaceful enjoyment by the inhabitants” is a very broad term that is not limited to human beings. Rather, it includes everything from grass, fish, and insects, to mice, snakes, and people. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 5, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Environment & Climate
Tagged
, __k-review, Argentina, Bolivia, human thriving, Lake Erie, litigation, nature rights, orangutan, Pachamama, Pittsburgh, radicalism, Santa Monica, Toledo, writ of habeas corpus}

Lake Erie Now Has Rights

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 5, 2019

Bioethics, Environment & Climate

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If nature has rights, that means everything does, which devalues “rights” just as a wild inflation deflates the worth of currency. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 12, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Environment & Climate
Tagged
, __k-review, California, death, decomposition, Europe, human bodies, human dignity, materialists, modernity, soil, Washington State}

Human Dignity — Past Death

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 12, 2019

Bioethics, Environment & Climate

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Having ourselves turned into dirt — or worse — reflects at least an implied philosophical view that it doesn’t ultimately matter that we ever existed. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
September 6, 2018

Categories
Environment & Climate
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Reid, data, debate, EPA, evolution, inquiry, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Nature (journal), policy, science, skeptics, Wesley Smith}

Rigorous Inquiry and Ruffled Feathers

_{Sarah Chaffee
September 6, 2018

Environment & Climate, Life Sciences

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The NCSE is troubled, but this just sounds like solid science. I’m all for critical analysis of data, evaluating conclusions, and rigorous scientific inquiry. 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

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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
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 23, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Environment & Climate
Tagged
, __k-review, 1984 (novel), Amazon River, biodiversity, ecosystem, electricity, fishing, Ganges River, nature rights, pollution, radicals, river rights, trial lawyers}

“River Rights” Would Impede Human Thriving

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 23, 2018

Bioethics, Environment & Climate

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If the current trend continues, “river rights” will exert a tremendously destructive force. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
April 20, 2018

Categories
Biochemistry
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and the Genome, amino acids, bacteria, BioLogos, Dennis Venema, DNA, enzyme, intelligent design, microevolution, molecular biology, nylonase, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, recycling}

Adaptation in Action Yields a Repurposed Enzyme

_{Ann Gauger
April 20, 2018

Biochemistry, Environment & Climate, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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“Nylon-eating bacteria? What the heck?” you say. “Why does this matter?” Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
April 15, 2018

Categories
Biology
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Bill Nye, Darwinian evolution, elections, evidence, global warming, March for Science, Minneapolis, science, Scientific American, scientist, UC Berkeley}

Marching for Evidence?

_{Jonathan Wells
April 15, 2018

Biology, Environment & Climate, Evolution, Scientific Freedom

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Imagine yourself as a graduate student doing research in one of the natural sciences. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 5, 2018

Categories
Environment & Climate
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, atmosphere, ATP, biomolecules, carbon dioxide, Circumstellar Habitable Zone, DNA, earth, elements, enzymes, mantle, methane, ocean, phosphorylation, planetary fine-tuning, RNA, rock, solar system, supernova, temperature, The Privileged Planet, water}

New Geochemical Discoveries Reaffirm Earth as a Privileged Planet

_{Casey Luskin
April 5, 2018

Environment & Climate, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Remember CHONPS — the acronym you learned in high school to remember the elements most important for life? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 18, 2018

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Life Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, artificial intelligence, bacteria, cognition, Darwinian evolution, death, ID the Future, intentionality, J. Scott Turner, life, machinery, materialism, microscopes, podcast, Purpose and Desire: What Makes Something "Alive" and Why Modern Darwinism Has Failed to Explain It, resources, Rob Crowther, robot, vitalism}

Biologist Scott Turner: What Is Life? And Other Simple Questions

_{David Klinghoffer
March 18, 2018

Biology, Chemistry, Environment & Climate, Evolution, Life Sciences, Physics

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The picture of life that biologist Scott Turner sketches in his recent book is remarkable, and not easy to fully take aboard in your mind. Read More ›