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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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Neanderthals Cared for Down Syndrome Children

It may now be that more babies with Down syndrome are killed in the womb than are born. Read More ›
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Bioethicists Want to Rule the World!

It seems to me that the best approach to the policy opinions of mainstream bioethicists is to consider the source, shrug, and carry on. Read More ›
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The Nazis and Their Transhumanist Delusion

A new series on Netflix shows what can happen when the delusions of transhumanism join forces with an appalling ideology. Read More ›
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No. 10 Story of 2023: Solzhenitsyn’s Prophetic Warning — and Meyer’s Counterpoint of Hope

You would have to be willfully blind, or just stay far away from our major city centers, to miss some of the more obvious signs of the spiritual crisis. Read More ›
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Cancelling the Human Mind: Experts Weigh In

Dualism — human consciousness is real, immaterial, and special — is the only approach that accords with the evidence. Read More ›
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Consciousness May Occur Near Time of Birth

Researchers generally stress that the unborn child’s brain is in a rapid, ongoing, and little understood state of development. Read More ›
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The Human Mind Has No History

There is no good reason to assume that human intelligence evolved from mud to mind via a long slow history. Read More ›
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Image of God: Are Children Persons? 

Today we take it for granted that children are special beings who require special care and attention. But it was not always so.  Read More ›

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