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Bioethicist: Having Children Is Bad

Talk about shades of China family-planning theory. We must destroy much of what makes life worth living in order save the planet! Read More ›
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The Law Society in UK Endorses “Nature Rights”

In other words, we should redefine our self-understanding as being just another species in the forest. Read More ›
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Local “Water Rights” Law Invalidated in Florida

“Nature rights” and “animal rights” activists will keep trying. And there is no denying they are making incremental inroads. Read More ›
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Professor: We Shouldn’t Necessarily Value Humans Over Other Animals

NYU environmentalism prof Jeff Sebo argues that humans are not always rational and that some animals display mental qualities so we aren’t exceptional. Read More ›
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How Has Darwinism Negatively Impacted Society?

The late Morris Goodman of Wayne State University argued that humans are “only slightly remodeled chimpanzee-like apes.” Read More ›
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“Ecocide” — Drive to Make Environmental Damage Legal Equivalent of Genocide Accelerates

If either or both of these radical proposals become law, human thriving and economic prosperity will be brought to a screeching halt. Read More ›
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Meyer: Is the Author of Nature’s Design Good? And Other Questions

We have an exceptionally woke Congregational church in the neighborhood that has a marquee out front whose contents I’ve come to thoroughly enjoy. Read More ›
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When “Science” Becomes a Cult

The problem comes when, in order to win our acceptance, double-talk is used to pretend that a cult is something other than what it is. Read More ›
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Push to Replace Earth Day with “Nature Rights”

The activists are right about one thing. Rights of nature would be far more effective in impeding development and extracting wealth from the land than the current system. Read More ›
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Slate on Evolution’s “Third Way”: The Sound of a Glacier Melting

I’m interested in “science as a cultural domain,” too. And here’s a great illustration of how the culture changes. Read More ›

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