2560px-RobertPGeorge39036187335 Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date December 8, 2025 CategoriesBioethicsEthicsHuman Exceptionalism Tagged , animals, bioethics, ethics, Harvard University, human exceptionalism, Humanize, James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, McCormick Professorship of Jurisprudence, moral value, Oxford University, Phi Beta Kappa, Poland, President’s Council on Bioethics, responsibilities, Robert P. George, Seeking Truth and Speaking Truth, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, UNESCO, World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology Robert P. George on the Reality and Importance of Human Exceptionalism Wesley J. Smith December 8, 2025 Bioethics, Ethics, Human Exceptionalism 2 Whether or not human beings are exceptional is one of the most important questions of our age. Read More ›
Mount_Taranaki_or_Mount_Egmont,_New_Zealand Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date January 30, 2025 CategoriesBioethicsEnvironment & 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 2 And what responsibilities can the mountain possibly assume? Can it be sued for an avalanche? Ridiculous! Read More ›
granite outcropping Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date February 16, 2023 CategoriesBioethicsHuman ExceptionalismMedicine Tagged , "chilling effect", anti-humanism, bioethicists, fauna, flora, granite outcroppings, Hong Kong, human thriving, humans, medical establishment, misanthropy, natural processes, nature rights, nihilism, prosperity, responsibilities, rights, rivers, speciesism, The Lancet World’s Oldest Medical Journal Endorses “Nature Rights” Wesley J. Smith February 16, 2023 Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Medicine 4 In other words, we, flora, fauna, and, indeed, geological features such as rivers and granite outcroppings are equal. Read More ›
orca 2 Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date May 8, 2019 CategoriesBioethics Tagged , __k-review, bacteria, Canada, corporations, environmental movement, global warming, humans, Lake Erie, liberty, litigation, mosquitoes, nature rights, orcas, responsibilities, rights, rivers, science journals, The Conversation, whales What Do Orcas Want? Rights! When Do They Want Them? Now! Wesley J. Smith May 8, 2019 Bioethics 4 Apparently orcas are threatened in an area of Canadian waters. The government has suggested voluntary sanctuaries. Read More ›
Type post Date February 14, 2018 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , __k-review, accounting, application, candidates, Discovery Institute, experience, ideas, job, leadership, requirements, responsibilities, Seattle, think tank Discovery Institute Seeks to Fill a Key Leadership Role Science and Culture February 14, 2018 Evolution 1 Our Director of Finance and Operations is the person who makes all the research and dissemination of ideas possible. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date April 28, 2016 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , __tedited, age restriction, competency, culture of death, decision-making, depression, disabled, doctors, euthanasia, Groningen protocol, Health & Wellness, infanticide, killing, legalization, mental illness, neonate, Netherlands, parental consent, protective guidelines, responsibilities, rights, suffering, terminal illness, trust The Culture of Death Is Like the Universe Wesley J. Smith April 28, 2016 Bioethics, Medicine 3 Once set in motion, it never stops expanding. Thus we now see the push in the Netherlands to euthanize children. Read More ›
