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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 2, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __edited, Amazon, Brazil, capitalism, China, Communists, Donald Trump, ecocide, ethnic cleansing, evolution, fish, free market, genocide, grass, human rights, insects, mice, nature rights, New York Times, people, radical environmentalists, snakes, The Hague}

With Amazon Fires as a Pretext, “Ecocide” Advocacy Goes Mainstream

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 2, 2019

Bioethics

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Radical environmentalists intend to thwart human thriving in order to “save the planet.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 10, 2019

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, biological complexity, early Earth, genetic information, Georgia Tech, intelligent design, James Tour, John Sutherland, Matthew Herron, media, Michael Behe, Nature (journal), Nature Chemistry, New York Post, New York Times, Nicholas Wade, nucleotides, oligopeptides, phosphorylation, Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy, Rice University, Science (journal), Science Uprising, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, synthetic organic chemistry, The Independent}

A “False Narrative” on Origin of Life Research?

_{David Klinghoffer
July 10, 2019

Biology, Evolution, Origin of Life

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Protesting such a thing, not protesting against the people who protest against it, should be the norm, not the rare exception. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 8, 2019

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, bacteria, Caltech, Darwin Devolves, devolution, E. coli, evolution, genes, Hollywood, hype, intelligent design, laymen, Long Term Evolution Experiment, Michael Behe, moviemakers, mutations, National Academy of Sciences, New York Times, Phillip E. Johnson, Science Uprising, scientists, X-Men}

New Science Uprising Episode: Evolution, Mutations, and “Fooling the Laymen”

_{David Klinghoffer
July 8, 2019

Biochemistry, Biology, Evolution

4}

The idea that random genetic mutations lead to wondrous, creative innovations is so influential that it forms the premise of a movie franchise, X-Men, that has grossed $6 billion. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 8, 2019

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, bacteria, Caltech, Darwin Devolves, devolution, E. coli, evolution, genes, Hollywood, hype, intelligent design, laymen, Long Term Evolution Experiment, Michael Behe, moviemakers, mutations, National Academy of Sciences, New York Times, Phillip E. Johnson, Science Uprising, scientists, X-Men}

New Science Uprising Episode: Evolution, Mutations, and “Fooling the Laymen”

_{David Klinghoffer
July 8, 2019

Biochemistry, Biology, Evolution

4}

The idea that random genetic mutations lead to wondrous, creative innovations is so influential that it forms the premise of a movie franchise, X-Men, that has grossed $6 billion. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 29, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __edited, "rational suicide", AIDS, assisted suicide, Associated Press, culture, elder suicide, elderly, euthanasia, Kaiser Health News, leukemia, New Jersey, New York Times, palliative care, Philadelphia, suicide, taboos, University of Rochester, Washington Post}

Washington Post Boosts Elderly “Rational Suicide”

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 29, 2019

Bioethics, Science Reporting

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The story ends with the phone number of a suicide prevention hotline. That’s just a sop after potentially putting lethal ideas into readers’ heads. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 19, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, advance directive, American Academy of Pediatrics, assisted suicide, authoritarianism, child abuse, circumcision, doctors, Hippocratic Oath, medical conscience, New York Times, patients, puberty}

Medical Conscience for Me, but Not for Thee

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 19, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

4}

The more elective the desired intervention, the greater should be the right of medical conscience. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 16, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, __k-review, alt-right, Darwinian theory, David Gelernter, Discovery Institute, guilt by association, Holocaust denial, Human Zoos, Jews, John West, Michael Behe, National Review, New York Times, Paul Nelson, Razib Khan, Richard Spencer, scientific racism, Steve Sailer, The Unz Review, Undark, Yale University}

Razib Khan: A Geneticist and the Alt-Right

_{David Klinghoffer
May 16, 2019

Evolution, Genetics

5}

He canoodled with white supremacists, and now advises conservatives not to engage with Darwin skeptics. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 22, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __k-review, Amazon, consciousness, earth, environmentalism, Ferris Jabr, Gaia Theory, humanity, Lake Erie, life, Mars, misanthropy, morality, mysticism, nature rights, neo-paganism, New York Times, organisms, religion, rivers, sentience, Toledo}

The Earth: It’s Alive! It’s Alive!

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 22, 2019

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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Even James Lovelock, who created Gaia Theory, now worries that environmentalism has become a religion. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 23, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, "rational suicide", blacks, David Brooks, euphemism, Latinos, medical aid in dying, Native Americans, New York Times, physician-assisted suicide, suicide prevention, terminal illness, whites}

David Brooks Forgets to Oppose Some Suicides

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 23, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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Like so many others in the contemporary cultural milieu, Brooks remains in the shallow water by failing to grapple with the ubiquitous promotion of suicide we see all around us. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
March 12, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, bacterial flagellum, Bible, birds, blood-clotting cascade, creationists, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinian evolution, Darwinian processes, Darwinian theory, dinosaurs, Discovery Institute, evolution, feathers, First Amendment, Giraffe, hemoglobin, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jerry Coyne, Joe Thornton, myoglobin, New York Times, okapi, planthopper, Richard Dawkins, Rube Goldberg, The Edge of Evolution, University of Chicago, Washington Post, Wedge Document}

Bullet Points for Jerry Coyne

_{Michael Behe
March 12, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Alas, Coyne’s review of Darwin Devolves has too little intellectual content to sustain any real engagement. Read More ›