Tag: persons

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 26, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, artificial inteligence, brains, common sense, computational functionalism, computations, consciousness, human beings, intelligence, living tissue, machines, Nature (journal), persons, philosophers, rights, silicon, technology}

Common Sense from a Prestige Science Journal? Yes, Believe It

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 26, 2026

Computational Sciences, Technology

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Good on the editors for pushing back against the subversive notion that a machine can be the moral equivalent of a human being. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 24, 2026

Categories
Ethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, agency, anthropomorphizing, arctic ice, Arctic Institute, Arctic sea ice, cattle ranches, crabs, elements, fossil fuel, geological features, glacier rights, human exceptionalism, humans, ice melt, intelligentsia, Jim Hightower, minerals, mystification, National Geographic Society, nature rights, NGOs, persons, rights of nature, sea ice, University of Helsinki}

Will You Take Ice with That? The Latest Madness from Nature Rights

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 24, 2026

Ethics, Human Exceptionalism

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Ice has no agency. It is frozen water. Water contains minerals and other elements. Do they have rights, too? Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 8, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Medicine
Tagged
, bioethics, children, Christof Koch, conception, Denyse O'Leary, human beings, in vitro fertilization, IVF, Michael Shermer, organ donors, persons, Piers Morgan, Roman Catholicism, soldiers, The Immortal Mind}

A Disagreement with Shermer on the Ethics of IVF

_{Michael Egnor
July 8, 2025

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Medicine

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It is quite possible to seek good ends (children) by bad means (their industrial manufacture). These are very real concerns. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 13, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Science Reporting
Tagged
, animal experiments, animals, chimpanzees, Edward Taub, elephants, First Amendment, illnesses, Ingrid Newkirk, journalists, National Institutes of Health, Nonhuman Rights Project, persons, PETA, Silver Spring Monkey Case, writ of habeas corpus}

PETA Sues NIH for Violating Its “First Amendment Right” to Talk to Monkeys

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 13, 2025

Bioethics, Science Reporting

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There is not one modern medical treatment or intervention that does not involve animal research at some point in the process. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 26, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, animal rights, animal standing, Colorado, elephants, human being, lawsuits, nature rights, Nonhuman Rights Project, persons}

Elephant Personhood — Nixed Again

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 26, 2025

Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind

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The activists had some reason for hope. Two judges in New York’s highest court swallowed the baloney in a 5–2 ruling. Read More ›

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Author
Richard Weikart

Date
September 9, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Philosophy
Tagged
, animals, assisted suicide, Charles Darwin, dementia, euthanasia, future, human life, infants, persons, Peter Singer, rationality, right to life, The Death of Humanity, worldview}

The Contradiction in Peter Singer’s Worldview

_{Richard Weikart
September 9, 2024

Bioethics, Medicine, Philosophy

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He never provides any reason why rationality, self-consciousness, and the ability to plan the future have any value. Read More ›

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Author
Nancy Pearcey

Date
September 21, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Tagged
, abortion, Aristotle, babies, children, Christianity, Cicero, clergy, image of God, infanticide, infants, pagans, parents, persons, Plato, Roman Empire}

Image of God: Are Children Persons?

_{Nancy Pearcey
September 21, 2023

Bioethics, Faith & Science

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Today we take it for granted that children are special beings who require special care and attention. But it was not always so. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 8, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Philosophy
Tagged
, abortion, artificial intelligence, babies, ChatGPT, chimpanzees, computer, dementia, human life, humans, infanticide, infants, medicine, persons, Peter Singer, pregnancy, Princeton University, self-awareness, sentience, unconsciousness}

Peter Singer Compares Abortion to Turning Off a Computer

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 8, 2023

Bioethics, Medicine, Philosophy

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Singer first claims that should an AI ever become “sentient,” turning it off would be akin to killing a being with the highest moral value. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 18, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, arms, biologists, biomolecules, budding, children, conception, culture, eyes, fingers, human life, humanity, humans, persons, pregnancy, right to life, science denial, womb, worms, zygote}

Question for Abortion Advocates: How Many Fingers Does a Pregnant Woman Have?

_{Michael Egnor
May 18, 2022

Bioethics, Ethics, Medicine

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Denial of the humanity of children in the womb from the moment of conception is the most lethal form of science denial. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 18, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, animal rights, animals, chimpanzees, corporations, crime, elephants, Eugene M. Fahey, lawsuit, morality, New York State, Nonhuman Rights Project, Pachamama, persons, The Atlantic}

Elephants Are Better “Persons” Than People!

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 18, 2021

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind

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This misanthropic drive among the elites to is not only wrongheaded, it is dangerous. Read More ›