Tag: indigenous people

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 17, 2026

Categories
Ethics
Human Exceptionalism
Life Sciences
Tagged
, ancestors, blackmail, Death with Dignity, flourishing, forests, groves, Harvard Law School, human thriving, humans, indigenous people, irrationality, lawfare, life cycles, Moon, mysticism, nature, nature rights, neo-paganism, nutrients, oceans, Peruvian bees, property, rivers, soil, students, temperature, toolkit, tree rights, universities, University of Sussex, water, woodlands}

In Latest Statement from a University, Tree Rights Advocacy Is Based on Irrationality

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 17, 2026

Ethics, Human Exceptionalism, Life Sciences

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We protect trees and woodlands with laws and regulations without resorting to irrational ideological justifications and materially impeding human thriving. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 29, 2025

Categories
Astronomy
Ethics
Planetology
Tagged
, animals, astrobiology, comprehension, Elon Musk, ethicists, geological features, indigenous people, International Court of Justice, Mars, moons, nature rights, planets, solar system, space exploration, trees, waves}

Now, It’s Rights for Planets, Moons, and Space Microbes

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 29, 2025

Astronomy, Ethics, Planetology

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The ultimate purpose in granting such rights would be to disincentivize investments in space exploration and keep us Gaia-bound. Read More ›

Artistic image of mother nature. World environment and mother earth day concept

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 9, 2025

Categories
Earth Sciences
Environment & Climate
Ethics
Tagged
, capitalism, China, environmentalism, fauna, flora, free market, human thriving, indigenous people, inspiration, Mother Earth, mountain, nature rights, New Zealand, nonprofit organizations, ownership, prosperity, radical environmentalism, rainforest, river, Russia, stewardship, wealth}

Should We Put Mother Nature on the Board of Directors?

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 9, 2025

Earth Sciences, Environment & Climate, Ethics

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Nature can’t “own” anything. That’s a human construct. Moreover, nature would be represented by environmental “flesh flake” radicals. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 8, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Ecology
Evolution
Tagged
, Cambridge University, Ecuador, fauna, flora, geological features, humans, indigenous people, Judeo-Christian tradition, microbes, mountains, nature rights, neo-pagan mysticism, United Nations, volcanoes, Western civilization}

Earth-Religion Mysticism Permeates Academia

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 8, 2025

Bioethics, Ecology, Evolution

4}

The just cause of reasonably protecting nature has been co-opted into a radical international movement to subvert Western civilization. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 10, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Environment & Climate
History of Science
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, data, environmentalism, equity, geological features, indigenous people, indigenous wisdom, Nature Communications, nature rights, religion}

“Indigenous Wisdom” Would Make Environmental Science Less Scientific

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 10, 2025

Bioethics, Environment & Climate, History of Science, Physical Sciences

4}

Indigenous people were and are keen observers of nature but modern environment policy needs to be deeply rooted in science as well as culture. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 30, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Environment & Climate
Tagged
, colonialism, conservation, duties, environmentalism, indigenous people, mountains, nature rights, New Zealand, powers, public policy, responsibilities, rights, Santa Monica, Yellowstone}

This Mountain Is Now a “Person” with “Rights” and Even “Responsibilities”

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 30, 2025

Bioethics, Environment & Climate

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And what responsibilities can the mountain possibly assume? Can it be sued for an avalanche? Ridiculous! Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 10, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, courage, earth, equity, ethnicity, indigenous people, Mars, Moon, Nature (journal), Oregon, prison, race, religion, rigor, San Francisco, sex}

Top Science Journal: Let’s Export Wokeness to Outer Space

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 10, 2023

Bioethics, Physical Sciences

3}

Equity advocate says future space colonies should be governed similarly to places like San Francisco or Portland. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 16, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, Belgium, colonialism, Darwinian theory, evolution, history, human evolution, Human Zoos, indigenous people, John Hawks, John West, Maine, npr, paleoanthropology, Philippines, Politics, Racism, scientific racisim, St. Louis World's Fair, U.S. Presidents, United States}

Human Zoos — International, Still Being Airbrushed

_{David Klinghoffer
October 16, 2018

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

4}

The Belgian human zoo sounds exactly like the St. Louis equivalent just a few years later. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 9, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __k-review, Aeon, African Americans, Australia, California, Canada, Darwinism, eugenics, Human Zoos, humanity, humans, India, indigenous people, sterilization, United Nations, USAID, women}

Eugenic Sterilization Is STILL Going On

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 9, 2018

Bioethics

4}

Robert Wilson’s work brought him into contact with survivors of Canada’s eugenics regime, eventually drawing him into research and advocacy. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 10, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Geology
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, Amazon River, animals, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, Ganges River, indigenous people, nature rights, rivers, slavery, trial lawyers, Yellowstone}

Court Grants Amazon River Legal “Rights”

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 10, 2018

Bioethics, Geology, Human Exceptionalism

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The potential deleterious consequences to humankind from “nature rights” are beyond measuring — except to trial lawyers. Read More ›