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Frome River
Photo: Frome River, by Rodw [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

River to Receive Human Rights?

The message, of course, is that humans are not the least bit exceptional. Read More ›
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Statue of Lady Justice in front of the Romer in Frankfurt
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When Embryos Sue

Here is my Solomonic take on a story illustrating the moral conundrums wrought by reproductive technologies. Read More ›
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Patent concept with man holding a tablet computer
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Computers Should Not Be Granted Patents

In order to receive a patent, the subject of the protection must be a human invention. Read More ›

The Human Cost of Animal Rights Fanaticism

Animal rights activists associated with PETA set up Dr. Edward Taub as an animal abuser. Read More ›

The Darwinian Origins of Euthanasia Advocacy

Everything in ethics, every single weighty cultural issue I can think of, hinges on the question of biological origins. Read More ›
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Cute curious bengal kitten looking into the mirror
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Natural Selection: Could It Be the Single Greatest Idea Ever Invented?

Things that can't survive don't. But why would that fact drive nature to produce anything as simple as a kitten? Read More ›
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Glastonbury Tor
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For Its Moral Ideals, Evolutionary Materialism “Freeloads” from Christianity

A few years ago, a Mass was composed titled "Missa Charles Darwin" (Missa means Mass), with the texts from Scripture having been replaced by excerpts from Darwin's writings. Read More ›
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US Constitution and Declaration of Independence on the American Flag
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Try to Imagine Our Country’s Founding if the Founders Had Not Been Advocates of Intelligent Design

In the absence of a common designer, the presumption of human dignity and quality has no anchor -- it's just wishful thinking. Read More ›
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We Hold Some Truths To Be Self Evident

When we celebrate our country’s independence on July 4th, the day may resonate with many Americans more powerfully than in other recent years. The nation’s political mood is increasingly, well, independent. Voters are fed up with incumbent politicians and reigning political parties. This accounts for the unlikely bestselling books that keep shooting up out of what might seem like nowhere — previously obscure biographies of the Founders that pose fundamental questions about the role of our government and what direction the nation is headed. In a welcome development, Americans want to refresh their acquaintance with the sources of our rights as citizens. Yet there is one source, more basic than any other, that so far has not received the attention Read More ›

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