Tag: New Zealand

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 18, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Tagged
, activists, automobiles, Aztecs, beauty, business, copper, Ecuador, emancipation, environmental regulations, fish, flourishing, government, hares, health, human sacrifice, ideologues, indigenous people, Jan van de Venis, judges, language, lawyers, life, lithium, litigation, Māori, modern life, nature, nature rights, New Zealand, Panama, permit requirements, The Water Diplomat, Whanganui River, zoning}

Using Mild Language to Push Radical Nature Rights

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 18, 2026

Bioethics, Ethics, Legal Science (jurisprudence)

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Nature rights activists seem nice. They are not verbal bomb throwers. Rather, they deploy passive language. Read More ›

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Date
July 23, 2026

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, adults, Argentina, Ars Technica, Beneath The Waves, Carlyn Kranking, carnivores, Frontiers in Ethology, great white sharks, Gulf of California, Jennifer Ouellette, Jordan Strickler, juveniles, Kathryn Ayres, Masturus lanceolatus, Mexico, Nature (journal), New Zealand, oceans, orcas, Pacific Ocean, prey, rudders, salmon, sea lions, Smithsonian Magazine, stingrays, Strait of Gibraltar, sunfish, wolves, ZME Science}

When Orcas Play — With a Dead Sunfish

_{Science & Culture
July 23, 2026

Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

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While the orcas’ sunfish-exploding behavior is remarkable, it is consistent, after all, with their reputation as the “wolves of the sea.” Read More ›

Doctor carrying a cooler box for organ transport doctor ensures swift and safe organ transport using specialized cooler box, optimizing life-saving medical procedures

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 17, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, assisted suicide, Australia, Belgium, bioethics, brain cancer, Canada, cause of death, coma, dead donor rule, euthanasia, Hippocratic Oath, homicide, medical ethics, mentally ill, natural resources, Netherlands, New Zealand, npr, organ donation, organ-harvesting, patients, recontextualization, Robert D. Truog, Spain, suffering, The New England Journal of Medicine}

Ghoulish Proposal: Killing for Organs Gets a Prestige Endorsement

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 17, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

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Transforming sick and disabled people into a killable caste objectifies them as potential natural resources to be mined or harvested. Read More ›

A white window with purple butterflies flying out of it, looking at the sea outside the glass, white gauze curtain fluttering in the wind, sunset, Generative AI illustrations.

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 16, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, atheists, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, Europeans, God the Science the Evidence, Greeks, intellectuals, Jerry Coyne, mathematics, New Zealand, Pythagorean Theorem, Richard Dawkins, sex binary, transgender, war on math, whiteness, Why Evolution Is True}

On Atheism’s Watch, Rationality in Science Went Out the Window

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 16, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science

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All of this decay when atheists were considered to be the primary spokespeople for science. And they have yielded the floor to irrational forces. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 11, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, cancel culture, Christianity, evidence-based medicine, faith and science, Judaism, New Zealand, private truth, Richard Dawkins, scientific enterprise, The God Delusion, Tibi Puiu}

When We Lose Religion, We Lose Science

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 11, 2025

Faith & Science, Scientific Reasoning

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Richard Dawkins watches as science teeters off a cliff, yet learns nothing of value. 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
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
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 8, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Faith & Science
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, Big Bang, evolution, free speech, Georges Lemaître, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Krebs cycle, New Zealand, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Jay Gould, The Atlantic, The College Fix, water cycle}

After Dawkins Is Canceled, What Comes Next?

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 8, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Faith & Science, Scientific Freedom

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Richard Dawkins recently objected to the idea that Māori myths should be taught in science class alongside the Big Bang. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 24, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, 1984 (novel), biologists, books, critics, evolution, genius, George Orwell, intelligent design, interviews, Jonathan Wells, New Zealand, puzzles, scholarship, truth, Zombie Science (book)}

From Puzzles to Prison: Jonathan Wells in His Own Words

_{David Klinghoffer
September 24, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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We are receiving many emails expressing appreciation of him as a man, a thinker, a scientific investigator, a writer, a mentor, and a friend. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 22, 2024

Categories
Cosmology
Faith & Science
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, intelligent design, Johannes Kepler, Melissa Cain Travis, New Zealand, science and faith, theism, Thinking God’s Thoughts, universe}

Melissa Cain Travis Is in New Zealand — See Her in Tauranga This Weekend

_{David Klinghoffer
July 22, 2024

Cosmology, Faith & Science, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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Our colleague Dr. Melissa Cain Travis is among the most popular speakers on intelligent design. Read More ›