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David Klinghoffer

Date
March 12, 2019

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Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __cedited, abstract thought, animals, apes, Aristotle, Christianity, communication, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian evolution, dog, Homo sapiens, human mind, humans, Jerry Coyne, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, mind, Mind Matters, neuroscience, physiology, signs, soul, speech}

Why Animals Don’t Speak

_{David Klinghoffer
March 12, 2019

Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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If what separates us from other animals were material in nature, material alone, then perhaps we could look to a material process for an explanation. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 6, 2019

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Bioethics
Medicine
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, __cedited, animals, Dogs, embryo, gender dysphoria, gestation, Joseph Fletcher, Journal of Medical Ethics, males, monkeys, mutilation, pain}

Bioethicists Urge a Grotesque Abuse of Animals

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 6, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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Once again, we find that if radicals envision it, eventually we will try to go there. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 25, 2019

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Bioethics
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, __cedited, animals, anti-humanism, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, environmentalism, flora, nature, right to life}

A Right to Life — For Wild Rice

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 25, 2019

Bioethics

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I believe that time is growing short to throttle this advocacy thrust. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
January 24, 2019

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Tagged
, __cedited, "survival of the fittest", Ajit Varki, Albert Einstein, animals, bread, chimpanzees, creativity, Darwinian evolution, David Premack, fire, human origins, humans, intelligence, Internet, iPhone, John West, Neanderthals, Noam Chomsky, Peaceful Science, S. Joshua Swamidass, Thomas Nagel, tools, University of Pennsylvania}

A Positive, Useful Discussion of Human Exceptionalism … On the Internet? Yes!

_{Ann Gauger
January 24, 2019

Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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Not all humans can be concert pianists. Some humans can’t speak or get out of a wheelchair or remember their daughter’s name anymore. Here we enter into moral and ethical issues. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
January 17, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
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, __cedited, animals, choice, crime, evil, free will, genes, good, human dignity, Jerry Coyne, justice, morality, neurotransmitters, punishment, totalitarianism}

Jerry Coyne and the Consequences of Denying Free Will

_{Michael Egnor
January 17, 2019

Bioethics

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Without free will, there is no guilt and there is no innocence. There are merely animals to be managed. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
January 10, 2019

Categories
Arts
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
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, __cedited, animals, Bible, chimpanzees, David Barash, DNA, humans, mitochondria, music, New York Times, organelles, Seattle, University of Washington}

On Being Human — A Reflection

_{Ann Gauger
January 10, 2019

Arts, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics

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Evolutionary biologist David Barash is a man on a mission. He wants to make sure that we all know we are only human, and that means we are only animal. Read More ›

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Date
December 26, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __cedited, animals, Bilateria, body plans, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Charles Marshall, Darwin's Doubt, Eumetazoa, genes, genetic information, genome, Günter Bechly, Metazoa, morphogenesis, multicellularity, natural selection, paleontology, Planulozoa, protein folds, Science (journal), Stephen Meyer, UC Berkeley}

#7 of Our Top Stories of 2018: Thousands of New Genes Needed for the Origin of Animals

_{Science & Culture
December 26, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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This is nothing short of a spectacular vindication of Stephen Meyer’s perspective in Darwin's Doubt. Read More ›

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Date
December 25, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
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, __cedited, animals, bottleneck, generations, Human Evolution (journal), human origins, humans, inference, intelligent design, most recent common ancestor, mutation rate, neutral evolution, population, Rockefeller University, species, University of Basel}

Merry Christmas! #8 of Our Top Stories of 2018: Humans and Animals Are (Mostly) the Same Age?

_{Science & Culture
December 25, 2018

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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I am intrigued, but to be honest, I don’t quite know what to make of it just yet, and don’t want to jump to any conclusions. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 13, 2018

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __cedited, animals, artificial intelligence, computer, computers, creativity, Discovery Institute, Great Minds with Michael Medved, Michael Medved, podcast, Robert J. Marks II, Walter Bradley Center}

Great Minds: Marks, Medved on Human Exceptionalism’s Two Frontiers

_{David Klinghoffer
December 13, 2018

Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind

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There are fundamental, unbridgeable chasms on either side, animal and machine. The capacity for creativity, for one thing, stands permanently outside the reach of algorithms. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 11, 2018

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __cedited, __image, __video-unavailable, abstract thought, animals, cats, communication, Dogs, English, jokes, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, neuroscience, signal, signaling, signs, Twitter}

Talking Animals and Human Exceptionalism

_{David Klinghoffer
December 11, 2018

Human Exceptionalism, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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Whether in Warner Bros. cartoons, old jokes, or on Twitter, a good deal of humor has been derived from supposing that animals could talk. Read More ›