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Photo: Roger Scruton lecturing, by Elekes Andor [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

I and Thou — Roger Scruton on What Makes Human Beings Unique

Whatever its cause, our moral natures do indeed distinguish us from fauna. Read More ›
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Man Sharing Sandwich with Curious Squirrel in Tranquil Park Scene
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Now It’s “Posthumanist Ethical Pluralism”

If human life doesn't have the highest ultimate objective value, there is no way to philosophically defend universal human rights. Read More ›
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New York Times Pushes Suicide by Starvation

Geriatric depression is a terrible problem in our society. Read More ›
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In the NY Times, Primatologist Frans de Waal Takes a Swing at Human Exceptionalism

If we demote ourselves into just another animal in the forest, that is precisely how we will act. Read More ›
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A New York Times Writer Blames the Science-Religion Rift on…Intelligent Design?

All is well until James Ryerson winds up to ask, "You might wonder, then, why the conflict myth has such a grip on us today." Read More ›

Return of the Rafting Primates: New Tarsier-Like Fossil Poses “Problem” for Early Primate Evolution

How and when did some primates finally make it to Africa, which was an island until as recently as 16 million years ago, to set in motion the emergence of the human species? Read More ›
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Do Darwinists Really Lack Reading Comprehension?

The other day I commented that in the face of tragedy, Darwinism and its Janus face, scientific materialism, rob us of the ability to say anything truly meaningful. Read More ›

Every Day Is Earth Day in North Korea

That lone bright dot in the sea of dark is neither electric light nor rocket exhaust. Read More ›

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