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David Klinghoffer

Date
November 10, 2020

Categories
Evolutionary Psychology
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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, adults, Aeon, animals, children, chimpanzees, Darwinian evolution, Denyse O'Leary, emotions, empathy, feelings, human beings, infants, intelligence, intelligent design, just-so stories, Mind Matters, rationality}

Empathy — The Foundation of Human Exceptionalism?

_{David Klinghoffer
November 10, 2020

Evolutionary Psychology, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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If I gave you 15 seconds you could come up with a pat evolutionary just-so story to account for this, speculating on what reproductive advantage it serves. Read More ›

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Date
May 5, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, common sense, feelings, ID the Future, intelligent design, Mike Keas, podcast, science, Sean McDowell, William A. Dembski, young people}

Dembski and McDowell’s Understanding Intelligent Design: Ten Years On

_{Science & Culture
May 5, 2018

Intelligent Design

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Sean talks about changes over past decade: Everyone has a smartphone and can, quicker than ever, find someone taking the other side of an argument. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 15, 2018

Categories
Ethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __nedited, African Americans, algorithms, artificial intelligence, behavior, Civil War, consciousness, empathy, endowed by their creator, feelings, human beings, human rights, programming, Psychology Today, Racism, rights, robots, slavery, stories, Thomas Jefferson}

Rights Are Not about “Feelings”

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 15, 2018

Ethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind

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Thomas Hills argues that we will accord human-style rights to robots because we will come to empathize with them. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 6, 2018

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, animal rights, experiments, feelings, Ingrid Newkirk, laboratory, medicine, mice, neurons, Nuremberg Code, PETA, Research, schizophrenia, thinking, wrist}

Animal Researchers Should Be Proud

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 6, 2018

Medicine

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We are often awed at the medical miracles that save so many of our lives and alleviate unquantifiable levels of human suffering. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 30, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, animal rights, animal welfare, animals, dog, emotion, feelings, horse, human rights, humans, intelligence, pain, pets, Research, science, self-sacrifice}

Of Course Animals Have Emotions

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 30, 2017

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism

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These biological facts are often misused to try to push us beyond our welfare duties and into according animals human-type rights. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 21, 2016

Categories
Scientific Reasoning
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, __tedited, argument from authority, design intuition, feelings, logical fallacies, persuasion, public opinion, scientific debate, skepticism, tribalism, trust in scientists, Undeniable (book)}

Scientists Aren’t Exempt from Feelings, Any More Than the Public Is

_{David Klinghoffer
July 21, 2016

Scientific Reasoning

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And no, that's not entirely a bad thing. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 16, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __tedited, animal personhood, animal rights, anti-human exceptionalism, bioethics, consciousness, feelings, fish, pets}

Now They Say We Shouldn’t Eat Fish!

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 16, 2016

Bioethics

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Right, leave all that nutritious food for the seals, sharks, and barracudas. Read More ›