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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 17, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __edited, animal rights, animal welfare, bonobos, chimpanzees, currency, Eugene M. Fahey, genocide, habeas corpus, Holocaust, hominins, Human Evolution (journal), human rights, inflation, Jane Goodall, National Institutes of Health, New York Court of Appeals, Nonhuman Rights Project, personhood}

Chimpanzee Liberation? Why Animal Rights and Human Rights Cannot Coexist

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 17, 2019

Bioethics, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism

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A “manifesto” in the science journal Human Evolution declares that chimpanzees and bonobos should be considered legal “persons” with legally enforceable “rights.” Read More ›

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Date
October 7, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, __cedited, C.S. Lewis, creativity, Declaration of Independence, Discovery Institute, FreedomFest, George Gilder, history, Human Zoos, John West, knowledge, Ota Benga, personhood, Peter Singer, Racism, Richard Weikart, science, technocracy, Thomas Jefferson, totalitarian science}

Totalitarian Science: Past, Present, and Future?

_{Science & Culture
October 7, 2018

Bioethics, Ethics, Evolution, Scientific Reasoning

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When science is considered the only route to knowledge, scientific experts are given the right to rule, and science becomes totalitarian. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 5, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __cedited, animal rights, animals, Argentina, Bronx Zoo, chimpanzees, Congress, Constitution, courts, elephant, frivolous lawsuits, habeas corpus, Happy (elephant), human rights, humans, judge, mirror, New York Court of Appeals, New York Post, Nonhuman Rights Project, orangutan, personhood}

Here We Go Again: Suing for “Elephant Rights”

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 5, 2018

Bioethics

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Our care and treatment of animals arise from human duties, not conjuring rights for animals out of ideological zeal. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 4, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __cedited, animals, Argentina, chimpanzees, Eugene M. Fahey, glaciers, nature rights, New York Court of Appeals, North Carolina State University, orangutan, personhood, Peter Singer, philosopher, rivers, writ of habeas corpus}

New York Judge Supports “Personhood” for Chimpanzees

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 4, 2018

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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Why the alarm? Remember, it only takes one judge. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 18, 2018

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
Tagged
, __cedited, artificial intelligence, cognition, computation, computers, Enlightenment, Henry Kissinger, human beings, machines, money, personhood, Pinocchio, The Atlantic, toaster, transhumanism}

Kissinger: A.I. Machines Won’t “Think”

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 18, 2018

Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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Transhumanists and other anti-human exceptionalists have been arguing of late that artificial-intelligence machines are destined to become so sophisticated that they will become “self-aware.” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 15, 2017

Categories
Ethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __nedited, animal rights, animal welfare, chimpanzees, Connecticut, currency, dolphins, elephants, humans, inflation, law, personhood, PETA, property, zoo}

Elephants Sue for Habeas Corpus

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 15, 2017

Ethics, Human Exceptionalism

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The point here isn’t to prevent abuse, if it exists. We have animal-welfare laws for that. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 28, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __edited, Colorado River, environmentalism, forests, lawsuit, lawyer, mining, New York Times, personhood, rivers, Supreme Court, swamps, trees}

Claiming “Person” Status, the Colorado River Sues

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 28, 2017

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Science Reporting

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The river's lawyer and an environmental group win friendly coverage from the New York Times. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 30, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, __cedited, artificial intelligence, Christianity, human rights, Judaism, machine, personhood, salvation, toaster, worship}

No Machine, However Sophisticated, Will Ever Possess “Rights” or “Eternal” Significance

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 30, 2017

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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“Strong AI” machines would have no more moral importance in and of themselves than a toaster. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 12, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Life Sciences
Medicine
Tagged
, __cedited, __image, abortion, Alabama, fetus, human life, personhood, zygote}

A (New) Argument for Abortion

_{Michael Egnor
May 12, 2017

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Life Sciences, Medicine

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The argument is important for the inanity of its logic and its implications for human exceptionalism and the protection of innocent life. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 8, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Life Sciences
Medicine
Tagged
, __cedited, embryo, embryology, fetus, human life, life, personhood, Slate}

Fetal Heartbeat Doesn’t Prove “Life”?

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 8, 2017

Bioethics, Life Sciences, Medicine

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Some people keep pretending that we don’t know when human life begins. Read More ›