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Bioethics Becomes Just Another Social-Justice Political Movement

A new study illustrates how bioethics is not (and, indeed, never has been) an area of objective professional expertise. Read More ›
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Darwin and the Fragility of Faith

Physicist Brian Miller wrote earlier today with a wonderful concision about why Richard Sternberg’s immaterial genome spells doom for Darwinism. Read More ›
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Consciousness in Unborn Children: Touching the Third Rail

Leading neuroscientist Christof Koch became a target of Cancel Culture in part because his popular theory of consciousness might threaten the right to abortion. Read More ›
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Big Human Brain from…Just Two Genes?

The genes, unique to humans, spurred brain growth when introduced in mice and chimpanzee stem cells. Read More ›
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Schiavo Case Was a Terrible Cultural Tipping Point

The case elevated the culture of death into a conflagration. It boosted the passage of assisted suicide laws. Read More ›
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Stockholm Syndrome: Francis Collins and the Unborn

Collins is a role model for aspiring young Christians, right? John West says, not so fast. Read More ›
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As Science Observes, Talk of Evolution Fades

Another point worthy of note: the more sophistication that is found in biological engineering, the more scientists want to imitate it.  Read More ›
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When Christians in Science Embrace Scientific Materialism

John West explains that “Stockholm syndrome” refers to the tendency of a victim to bond with or sympathize with his or her captor. Read More ›
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At What Point In Its Development Can a Human Being Feel Pain?

Logic isn’t a sufficient answer to the question I raised, however. For a scientific answer, we need evidence. Read More ›
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Why Should a Baby Live?

My title is adapted from a 2012 article by two philosophers, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva. Read More ›

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