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Scientists Discover a “New” Fourth (Meningeal) Membrane Surrounding the Brain

When it comes to causation, there are only two classes of causal forces; those are material causes and intelligent causes. Read More ›
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Transforming WHO into a Public-Health Technocracy

This treaty would be the first essential step in granting WHO the actual power to impose policies instead of relying, as now, on persuasion. Read More ›
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Harvesting Clones to Live Forever Would Be Monstrous

Of course, Zhavoronkov’s lab is in China — the land where medical and other ethics might go to die. Read More ›
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Dear Transhumanists: Do You Really Want to Live Forever?

A life of meaning is what we truly need, and perhaps what we most deeply desire. Read More ›
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A Neurosurgeon and an Engineer Explore Your Body’s Intelligent Design

Dr. Michael Egnor makes the surprising confession that his medical library is full of engineering texts. Read More ›
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A Physician’s Fantastic Voyage through Your Designed Body

Begin by piling up the layers of complexity in the human body — the layer upon layer of complex interdependent systems. Read More ›
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Eugenics Movement Presents Remarkable Historical Parallels with “Gender-Affirming Care”

Pushing trans theory on young children, molding their brains before they’ve reached the age of consent, is hardly giving them a free choice. Read More ›
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“Poor Design”? Actually, the Human Body Is Amazing; Here’s Why

If someone suggests that a coherent, interdependent system of systems arose by chance, they’ll need to back that up with a detailed engineering analysis. Read More ›
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Laufmann: Billions of Ways to Die! 

Engineer Steve Laufmann explains a basic reality that evolutionary biologists overlook. Read More ›
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Is Information the Future of Biology and Medicine?

University of Washington’s Georg Seelig wants to “design molecules” and “write genetic information.” Read More ›

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