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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
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Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
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Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
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Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
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Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Topic

human exceptionalism

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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
April 13, 2016
Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
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Every Really Interesting Science Story Is About Human Exceptionalism

David Klinghoffer
April 13, 2016
Bioethics, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences
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Two headlines from one day's news -- about space exploration and biological evolution -- will illustrate. Read More ›
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Image: "Laughing" orangutan, by Malene [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
April 11, 2016
Categories
Bioethics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Science Reporting
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In the NY Times, Primatologist Frans de Waal Takes a Swing at Human Exceptionalism

Wesley J. Smith
April 11, 2016
Bioethics, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science Reporting
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If we demote ourselves into just another animal in the forest, that is precisely how we will act. Read More ›
The Misanthrope
Image: Pieter Bruegel, The Misanthrope (1568), via Wikicommons.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
March 31, 2016
Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Philosophy
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Listen: Evolutionary Misanthropy

David Klinghoffer
March 31, 2016
Bioethics, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Philosophy
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It's true that Darwinian thinking undermines the traditional (and common sense) idea that human beings have an exceptional status. Read More ›
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Image: Oliver Wendell Holmes, by Harris & Ewing [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
February 20, 2016
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Bioethics
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New and Old Eugenics United by Rejecting Human Exceptionalism

Wesley J. Smith
February 20, 2016
Bioethics
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Buck v. Bell was one of the most pernicious Supreme Court decisions ever written. Read More ›
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
February 15, 2016
Categories
Faith & Science
Physical Sciences
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Lawrence Krauss Extols Human Exceptionalism

Wesley J. Smith
February 15, 2016
Faith & Science, Physical Sciences
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Many in the life sciences attack human exceptionalism as necessarily predicated on religion. It can be, but isn't necessarily so. Read More ›
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Author
Wesley J. Smith
Date
February 8, 2016
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Bioethics
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Dolphin Males Force Dolphin Females into Gang Intercourse

Wesley J. Smith
February 8, 2016
Bioethics
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An animal cannot commit rape, which is a crime that involves moral turpitude. Read More ›

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