Injection_Syringe_01 Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date October 28, 2023 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , assisted suicide, Brandeis University, Canada, doctors, euthanasia, honey, MAiD, medical aid in dying, medication, mercy killing, New York Times, nurse practitioners, patients, suicide, University of Colorado How “Medical Aid in Dying” Became the Euphemism of Choice for Assisted Suicide Wesley J. Smith October 28, 2023 Bioethics, Medicine 5 When radical policies are proposed, the first step is to change the lexicon to make it seem less extreme, even mundane. Read More ›
honey bee swarm Type post Author Eric Hedin Date June 1, 2023 CategoriesBiologyEngineeringEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , "survival of the fittest", bees, behavior, coherence, engineers, function, honey, honey bees, honeycomb, human body, intelligent design, Iowa State University, pollinators, Steve Laufmann, superorganism, waggle dance, Your Designed Body Natural Engineering in the Lifestyle of Honey Bees Eric Hedin June 1, 2023 Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design 10 We had no idea, but apparently a swarm of bees in May on an easily accessible branch is something to get excited about! Read More ›
black tailed prairie dog Type post Author Stephen J. Iacoboni Date September 16, 2022 CategoriesBiologyChemistryIntelligent DesignPhysicsScience Tagged , bees, biosphere, birds, goal, gymnosperms, honey, intelligent design, natural phenomena, organisms, pollen, prey, purpose, ruminants, salmon, science of purpose, snakes, wolves Defining the “Science of Purpose” Stephen J. Iacoboni September 16, 2022 Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physics, Science 3 The "science of purpose" is new to the analytic framework, and is thus obliged to make the case for its claim to validity. Read More ›
cricket Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date August 2, 2021 CategoriesBioethicsHuman Exceptionalism Tagged , Aeon, artificial intelligence, bioethicists, chemicals, farming, fruit flies, global warming, honey, insects, oysters, peas, personhood, PETA, sentience Bioethicists: Insects Are People, Too! Wesley J. Smith August 2, 2021 Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism 4 We have even seen one professor declare the supposed personhood of peas. Now, it is insects’ turn at being anthropomorphized. Read More ›
honey bee Type post Date February 12, 2021 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , bacteria, beehive, bioRxiv, E. coli, enzymes, Francis Bacon, honey, honeybees, hydrogen peroxide, intelligent design, Michael Behe, pain, Smithsonian Magazine, sugar, UC Davis, University of Zurich, viscosity Put Some of This on That Wound, Honey Science & Culture February 12, 2021 Intelligent Design 7 The antiseptic properties of natural honey are getting more attention as antibiotic-resistant bacteria proliferate. Read More ›
