human-embryo-shaped-like-an-adorable-baby-floating-among-sta-1199068415-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date January 5, 2026 CategoriesBioethicsEthics Tagged , anthropomorphizing, artificial gestation, Cell Press, China, egg, embryo, embryonic stem cell research, embryos, fetus, human embryos, IVF, miscarriages, MIT Technology Review:, organoids, pregnancy, Spain, Stem Cell Research, unborn children, United Kingdom, United States, uterine lining, uterus, Vermont, women How Far Will Experiments on the Unborn Go? Wesley J. Smith January 5, 2026 Bioethics, Ethics 3 We have been told by some bioethicists that a born baby is no different morally than a fetus, so why stop there? Read More ›
markus-spiske-4PG6wLlVag4-unsplash Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date August 6, 2024 CategoriesBioethicsHuman ExceptionalismLife SciencesPhilosophy Tagged , Aeon, animal rights, animal welfare, anthropomorphizing, dignity, elitism, intelligence, New York Times, personhood, rights, Western civilization “Plant Philosophy” Sounds Like a Joke — It Isn’t Wesley J. Smith August 6, 2024 Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Life Sciences, Philosophy 5 The purpose is to destroy the philosophical basis of Western civilization. Think I’m overreacting? Read More ›
zebra finches Type post Author Ann Gauger Date June 29, 2018 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, aesthetics, anthropomorphizing, balance, beauty, birds, elegance, harmony, peacock, proportion, sexual selection, UC Irvine Do Animals Recognize Beauty? Ann Gauger June 29, 2018 Intelligent Design 4 One must separate beauty from mate choice in order to tell if animals recognize beauty. Read More ›