Tag: human rights | Page 6 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 8, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, Australia, authoritarianism, Canada, doctors, health care, Hippocratic Oath, human rights, medical conscience, medicine, nurses, Ontario, pharmacists, progressive, suicide}

The Drive to Obliterate “Medical Conscience”

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 8, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

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An international effort seeks to transform abortion into a positive right, which would require the state to guarantee access. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen C. Meyer

Date
July 4, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Bill Gates, Charles Darwin, Declaration of Independence, DNA, faith and science, Founders, George Gaylord Simpson, human beings, human rights, Independence Day, intelligent design, John Adams, nature, Thomas Jefferson, United States, Watson and Crick}

We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident

_{Stephen C. Meyer
July 4, 2018

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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On Independence Day, it's appropriate to review the sources of our rights as citizens. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 13, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, authoritarianism, BBC News, Canada, civil rights, doctors, euthanasia, health care, hospital, human rights, Ireland, liberty, medical conscience, nurses, Roman Catholic}

Medical Conscience Crisis Comes to Ireland

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 13, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

This is not only authoritarian — shattering the guarantees of religious liberty in virtually all existing human-rights accords — but could cause a significant brain drain. Read More ›

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Author
Jay W. Richards

Date
April 16, 2018

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Physics
Tagged
, __k-review, Alasdair MacIntyre, americans, artificial intelligence, China, Declaration of Independence, government, human rights, machines, natural selection, random mutations, robots, Star Trek, Thomas Jefferson, unicorns, University of Notre Dame}

Don’t Fear the Robots; Fear the Robot Philosophers

_{Jay W. Richards
April 16, 2018

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physics

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Believe it or not, many officially smart people think that (1) we are just computers made of meat, (2) computers will soon become conscious, or (3) both. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 27, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Sociology
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, Ann Gauger, C.S. Lewis, Dennis Venema, documentary, evolution, fossils, human life, human origins, human rights, Human Zoos, intelligent design, John West, science, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution, theology}

Join Us: Major Conference on Theistic Evolution, April 6-7 in Greater Philadelphia

_{David Klinghoffer
March 27, 2018

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Sociology

3}

Don't miss a fascinating two-day discussion of human origins and the fossil record, human rights and human life, rebranded science and incoherent theology. 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
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 30, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, animal rights, animal welfare, animals, dog, emotion, feelings, horse, human rights, humans, intelligence, pain, pets, Research, science, self-sacrifice}

Of Course Animals Have Emotions

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 30, 2017

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism

3}

These biological facts are often misused to try to push us beyond our welfare duties and into according animals human-type rights. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 27, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Tagged
, __edited, Bolivia, Ecuador, human rights, nature, nature rights, pollution, property, resources, rivers}

Now It’s “Resourcism”!

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 27, 2017

Bioethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence)

3}

Your back forty is seeking legal counsel. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 30, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, artificial intelligence, Christianity, human rights, Judaism, machine, personhood, salvation, toaster, worship}

No Machine, However Sophisticated, Will Ever Possess “Rights” or “Eternal” Significance

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 30, 2017

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

3}

“Strong AI” machines would have no more moral importance in and of themselves than a toaster. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 17, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Faith & Science
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, Charles Darwin, disabilities, human rights, Jerry Coyne, On the Origin of Species, Peter Singer, University of Chicago, Wesley Smith}

Darwinism, Infanticide, and Human Exceptionalism

_{David Klinghoffer
July 17, 2017

Bioethics, Evolution, Faith & Science, Human Exceptionalism

3}

Writing at National Review Online, Wesley Smith asks, “Does Darwinism Lead to Infanticide Acceptance?” Read More ›