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Popper and Purposeful Nature: A Note on the So-Called “Recantation”

A correspondent raises this famous statement of Karl Popper on natural selection, with his “historically loaded word ‘recant.’” Read More ›
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Human embryo shaped like an adorable baby floating among stars and cosmic dust, symbolizing fetus development, womb, gestation, amniotic life, and pregnancy in the universe
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How Far Will Experiments on the Unborn Go?

We have been told by some bioethicists that a born baby is no different morally than a fetus, so why stop there? Read More ›
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AI-generated illustration of a human fetus curled up in the womb
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Medical Journal Screed Decries All Fetal Personhood Laws

The authors imply that laws that protect unborn children are racist. But pro-lifers want more black babies born and protected from harm, not fewer. Read More ›
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The Math Behind the Immaterial Genome 

While not a formal defense, this analysis aims to give readers an intuitive grasp of the reasoning behind Richard Sternberg's Platonic perspective. Read More ›
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What Do Animals Feel? And What About Babies?

With human babies, those who propose laws against cruelty suddenly enter a Cold Zone, at least compared to their feelings for crustaceans. Read More ›
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Why Should a Baby Live?

My title is adapted from a 2012 article by two philosophers, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva. Read More ›
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The Genius of the Fetal Circulatory System

Last week, my wife and I welcomed our first child into the world. It is difficult to imagine a more profound testimony to design. Read More ›
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#2 Story of 2022: If a Fetus Isn’t a Human Being, What Is It?

How is it that a leading professor of biology could fundamentally misunderstand the biology of human development?  Read More ›
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Pro-Abortion Absolutism and Its Consequences

Abortion absolutism is a radical departure from the once well-accepted idea that nascent human beings — at least at some level — deserve respect and protection. Read More ›

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