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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 18, 2018

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, artificial intelligence, cognition, computation, computers, Enlightenment, Henry Kissinger, human beings, machines, money, personhood, Pinocchio, The Atlantic, toaster, transhumanism}

Kissinger: A.I. Machines Won’t “Think”

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 18, 2018

Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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Transhumanists and other anti-human exceptionalists have been arguing of late that artificial-intelligence machines are destined to become so sophisticated that they will become “self-aware.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 26, 2018

Categories
Arts
Biology
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, consciousness, Darwinian theory, David Gelernter, education, evolutionists, free speech, Great Minds with Michael Medved, history, human beings, humanities, literature, Michael Medved, origins, podcast, scientism, students, universities, Western civilization, Yale University}

David Gelernter: “You Need To Know Who You Are To Begin With”

_{David Klinghoffer
April 26, 2018

Arts, Biology, Evolution, Science Education

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Knowing who you are, where you came from, is a central purpose of education, and frankly not only in the humanities but in biology. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 15, 2018

Categories
Ethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __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
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 2, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, Ann Gauger, biologic institute, Darwinism, Down syndrome, egg, Frankenstein, human beings, human cloning, human dignity, human life, pregnancy, reproductive cloning, Richard Weikart, Tyler O’Neil}

Macaque Monkeys and Human Dignity

_{David Klinghoffer
February 2, 2018

Bioethics, Life Sciences

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Why does the evolution debate matter so intensely? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 20, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, artificial intelligence, Baylor University, computing, evolution, human beings, intelligence, Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics, Robert Crowther, Robert J. Marks II}

Intelligent Design and Artificial Intelligence — The Connection

_{David Klinghoffer
December 20, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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It seems obvious on a moment's reflection: ID and AI have something in common, and that is intelligence. Read More ›

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Date
November 16, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Brave New World, CRISPR, gene editing, human beings, ID the Future, podcast, Sarah Chaffee, Wesley Smith}

What Does Gene-Editing with CRISPR Portend for Bioethics?

_{Science & Culture
November 16, 2017

Bioethics, Life Sciences

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Wesley Smith describes a range of consequences of viewing human beings as resources to be manipulated and exploited. Read More ›