Mar Menor Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date October 8, 2022 CategoriesBioethicsCultureEvolution Tagged , evolution, geological features, lawsuits, nature rights, personhood, regulations, Science (journal), Spain, University of Melbourne Spanish Lagoon Granted Right to “Evolve” Wesley J. Smith October 8, 2022 Bioethics, Culture, Evolution 2 The “nature rights” movement continues to spread — with little resistance because people don’t take it seriously. Read More ›
woolly monkey Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date April 14, 2022 CategoriesBioethicsBotanyHuman ExceptionalismLife Sciences Tagged , animal rights, animals, bacteria, Congress, courts, deer, ecosystems, Ecuador, elephant, fish, forests, geological features, habeas corpus, insects, laws, New York State, rivers, Switzerland, viruses, water Ecuador’s Highest Court Grants Rights to Wild Animals Wesley J. Smith April 14, 2022 Bioethics, Botany, Human Exceptionalism, Life Sciences 3 Nature rights apply to individual animals. And, one would assume, to be consistent, to individual plants, insects, water, and (what the hell) germs too. Read More ›
moonlight Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date March 20, 2021 CategoriesBioethics Tagged , Argentina, Bolivia, ecocide, Ecuador, environmentalists, exploration, genocide, geological features, glaciers, human rights, mining, Moon, nature rights, Pakistan, Pope Francis, Science (journal) Now, It’s the “Rights of the Moon” Wesley J. Smith March 20, 2021 Bioethics 2 It is easy to mock this movement and to not take it seriously. That’s how it will win. Read More ›
