Tag: dehumanization

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 7, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Psychology
Tagged
, contemplation, courage, creativity, Declaration of Independence, dehumanization, designer, etymonline.com, faith, free will, freedom, friction, happiness, hope, human beings, humankind, humanness, humans, individuality, intuition, Karl Jaspers, liberty, life, love, Man in the Modern Age, meaning, Nicolai Berdyaev, organization, philosophers, presence, reasoning, relationship, resistance, spontaneity, surprise, technology, transcendence, virtuousness}

Endowed with Spontaneity: Celebrating Human Freedom

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 7, 2026

Faith & Science, Psychology

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That’s 1930s-German-philosopher-speak for the power and freedom human beings have to know themselves, be known to others, and be active agents in the world. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 31, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Paleontology
Science Reporting
Tagged
, Africa, animal behavior, anthropology, antiquity, BBC News, Bronze Age, chimpanzees, Côte D’Ivoire, dehumanization, England, Homo sapiens, human mind, humans, Ice Age, Merlin, monkeys, polar bears, Stone Age, stone tools, Stonehenge, tools, vultures}

Science Writing Tries to Smash Human Exceptionalism

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 31, 2025

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Paleontology, Science Reporting

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Stone tool use among animals versus the Stone Age provides a useful illustration of the tendency. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
December 11, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, Adolf Hitler, authoritarianism, beauty, Cambridge, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, Colorado, dehumanization, Denyse O'Leary, Discovery Institute Academy, DiscoveryU, evolution, intelligent design, Long Story Short, Michael Egnor, mountains, nature, Stephen Meyer, The Immortal Mind, YouTube videos}

Our View of Nature Matters; Here’s Why

_{John G. West
December 11, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Education

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I was standing amidst the ruins of the Berghof, Hitler’s retreat near the German-Austrian border, where some of the worst atrocities in history were planned. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 14, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, David Barash, dehumanization, evolutionary theory, Holy Grail, humans, humanzee, Nautilus, pain, Rob Sheldon, Soviet Union, Templeton Foundation, University of Washington, worms}

Return (Yet Again) of the Humanzee

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 14, 2023

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind

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So it comes down to a war on the human soul. Now, here’s the interesting part: Humans are self-evidently unique. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
March 17, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Adrian Desmond, Cambridge University, Charles Darwin, correspondence, cruelty, Darwin’s Sacred Cause, dehumanization, evolution, fact check, history, HMS Beagle, James Moore, newspapers, Racism, Robert Fitzroy, Sacred Cause (series), slavery, slaves}

Fact Check: Imagining Darwin’s Abolitionism

_{Robert Shedinger
March 17, 2023

Bioethics, Evolution

6}

Desmond and Moore tell us that Darwin assured his sisters that his principles on slavery hadn’t changed despite spending five years living with Captain FitzRoy. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
May 18, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, addiction, Bible, compassion, COVID-19, dehumanization, doctors, emergency room, futile care, Greeks, human life, Human Zoos, medicine, MRI, nurses, police, Romans, Social Darwinism, Texas, Tufts University, Vaccines, Virginia, Wesley Smith}

When Medical Science Becomes Heartless: The Case of Joshua Smith

_{John G. West
May 18, 2022

Bioethics, Medicine

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This might be a good time to take stock of those you rely on for your medical care. How much do you know about your doctors? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 5, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Technology
Tagged
, abortion, assisted suicide, California, coronavirus, dehumanization, Humanize, medicine, New York State, oncologists, Oregon, oxymoron, pandemic, patients, Planned Parenthood, suicide, telemedicine, Wesley Smith, Zoom}

Suicide by Zoom — Technology and Dehumanization

_{David Klinghoffer
June 5, 2020

Bioethics, Technology

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“We are always told that ‘strict guidelines will protect against abuse.’ It’s always been baloney.” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 30, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, Aldous Huxley, babies, biotech, Brave New World, China, dehumanization, Dubai, embryos, eugenics, FDA, gametes, genetic engineering, germline, gestational carriers, He Jiankui, IVF, Politicians, procreation, regulation, Stanford University, William Hurlbut}

Don’t Let Profiteers Control Human Genetic Engineering

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 30, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine, Technology

4}

Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World as a dire warning. But we aren’t paying heed. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 1, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, alt-right, American Renaissance, Charles Darwin, dehumanization, John Derbyshire, Margaret Sanger, Northwestern University, Racism, Richard Spencer, Robert E. Lee}

Evolution and the Alt-Right, Continued

_{David Klinghoffer
September 1, 2017

Bioethics, Evolution

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While the Confederate cause in the Civil War has been the subject of much chatter, the modern racial right owes far more to Charles Darwin than to Robert E. Lee. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 25, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __tedited, dehumanization, discrimination, human life, infanticide, meaninglessness, pro-life, quality of life}

When "Quality of Life" Means "Not Worthy of Life"

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 25, 2016

Bioethics, Medicine

2}

There is a fight going on in the UK about whether to keep a seriously ill baby on life support or put her in palliative care to die. Read More ›