Tag: dystopia

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
April 27, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Scientific Freedom
Technology
Tagged
, 1984 (novel), books, Brave New World, censorship, dystopia, libraries, music, noise, novels, paper, podcasts, radios, Singularity, sound, transhumanism}

Here’s Another Transhumanist Dream Come True — Revisiting Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451

_{Peter Biles
April 27, 2023

Bioethics, Scientific Freedom, Technology

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Despite all the transhumanist predictions of the Singularity, it’s hard to dismiss the fact that to a certain degree we’ve already merged with our machines. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 30, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Science
Tagged
, BioEdge, biotechnology, Brave New World, dystopia, egg cells, embryos, experimentation, illness, lifestyle, medical professionals, medicine, public opinion, selective reduction, stem cells, The Guardian, United Kingdom}

“Anything Goes” Reproduction Gathers Steam

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 30, 2022

Bioethics, Medicine, Science

3}

Medicine isn’t just about curing illness anymore. It is also a resource facilitating lifestyle enablement and the fulfillment of subjective personal desires. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 11, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Andrew Klavan, atheism, Brave New World, C.S. Lewis, China, churches, COVID-19, Dennis Prager, dystopia, expertise, experts, God Hypothesis, isolation, lockdown, Marxism, materialism, Return of the God Hypothesis, riots, secularism, Soviet Union, synagogues, The Matrix, totalitarianism, tyranny, United States, unvaccinated}

Stephen Meyer: Totalitarian Dystopias and the God Hypothesis

_{David Klinghoffer
April 11, 2022

Bioethics, Intelligent Design

3}

The insight is timely, given the two-year anniversary of lockdowns that we’ve recently observed. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 25, 2021

Categories
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, 1984 (novel), algorithms, Big Tech, Boston University, Casey Luskin, Darwin’s Cancel Culture, Douglas Axe, dystopia, Eric Hedin, Evolution News, George Orwell, psychologists, search engines, Stephen Meyer, Thanksgiving, U.C. Berkeley, Wikipedia, William A. Dembski, World Magazine}

On Thanksgiving, Support the Scientific Defense of Common Sense

_{David Klinghoffer
November 25, 2021

Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom

4}

“The heresy of heresies was common sense,” Orwell writes. “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 1, 2021

Categories
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, 1984 (novel), algorithms, Ann Gauger, Big Tech, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, censorship, Darwin’s Cancel Culture, Discovery Institute, Douglas Axe, dystopia, Emily Reeves, Evolution News, free speech, George Orwell, Günter Bechly, information, intelligent design, John West, Jonathan Wells, memory hole, Michael Behe, Ministry of Truth, Paul Nelson, scientists, Stephen Meyer}

Big Tech Wants to Control the Future; Here’s What We Can Do About That

_{David Klinghoffer
November 1, 2021

Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom

3}

According to the Party slogan, “Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 21, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, atomic energy, Big Biotech, Brave New World, CRISPR, dystopia, embryos, genetic engineering, Israel, mouse embryos, New York Times, scientists, Weizmann Institute of Science, Zoltan Istvan}

Scientists Succeed in Creating Mouse Artificial Wombs

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 21, 2021

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

This technology is still a long time from the potential for human application, but it presents issues we need to address now. Read More ›

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Author
James A. Herrick

Date
August 21, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Technology
Tagged
, autonomy, biotechnology, C.S. Lewis, dystopia, Francis Galton, George Bernard Shaw, human nature, individual freedom, J. D. Bernal, J.B.S. Haldane, Julian Savulescu, liberalism, Oxford University, pharmaceuticals, posthumanism, Prozac, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, transhumanism}

The Abolition of Man and the Advent of the Posthuman

_{James A. Herrick
August 21, 2020

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Technology

9}

In Julian Savulescu’s view, rapidly advancing brain science will provide some of the data necessary to shaping a better human race. Read More ›

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Date
August 17, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Tagged
, abuse, C.S. Lewis, culture, dystopia, John West, literature, science, scientism, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, The Magician's Twin}

A Prophetic Warning Against the Abuse of Science

_{Science and Culture
August 17, 2020

Bioethics, Ethics

2}

Learn about the relevance of C.S. Lewis's dystopian novel for today in this video commemorating its 75th anniversary. Read More ›

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Date
November 3, 2019

Categories
Metaphysics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __edited, Andrew McDiarmid, artificial intelligence, computers, dystopia, George Gilder, human intelligence, ID the Future, Jay Richards, John Searle, machine learning, qualia, Ray Kurzweil, Seattle, Skynet}

Jay Richards at COSM Talks Ray Kurzweil and Strong AI

_{Science and Culture
November 3, 2019

Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind

1}

Is the “singularity” coming, as Kurzweil argues there and elsewhere, when machines equal and then quickly surpass human intelligence? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 21, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, artificial intelligence, China, dystopia, economics, future, Great Minds with Michael Medved, humans, Jay Richards, machines, Michael Medved, middle class, prestige, robots, smart machines, The Human Advantage, unemployment, virtue}

Richards, Medved: Sex Robots and the Future “Smart Machine” Dystopia

_{David Klinghoffer
June 21, 2018

Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

2}

There are some definite “Stop the world, I want to get off” moments in the new Great Minds with Michael Medved podcast from Discovery Institute. Read More ›