Tag: totalitarianism

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 28, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, antiboyism, antigirlism, authoritarianism, baby, bioethics, breasts, California, carefreeness, children, China, choice, coercion, discrimination, Ethics (journal), force, gestating, gestation, girls, medicine, mothering, peer-reviewed journals, philosophers, physical restraint, pregnancy, pro-abortion, pro-choice, pro-life, sedation, terminology, totalitarianism, transgender, University of British Columbia}

Ethics Journal Urges MANDATORY Abortion for Pregnant Minors

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 28, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

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There is a word to describe “philosophy” like this: totalitarian. Indeed, it reminds me of China’s “one-child” policy. Read More ›

The concept of control and dictatorship over people

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 3, 2026

Categories
Ethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Alain Aspect, Anton Zeilinger, atheists, Benjamin Libet, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, free will, J. D. Vance, John F. Clauser, logic, meat puppets, Michael Egnor, Minority Report, neuroscience, neuroscientists, physics, readiness potential, Robert Sapolsky, Sam Harris, Soviet Union, Stanford University, The Immortal Mind, totalitarianism, United States, Wilder Penfield, Yuval Noah Harari}

Free Will vs. the Totalitarian Temptation

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 3, 2026

Ethics, Neuroscience & Mind

7}

If our thoughts and choices really are wholly determined, well then what follows? Read More ›

Dimly lit laboratory with chemicals and equipment in a vintage, cluttered room

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 31, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Technology
Tagged
, activists, biotech, biotechnology, censorship, culture of death, dignity, embryos, environmentalism, fetal farming, gender dysphoria, gender ideology, genetic engineering, hospitals, human exceptionalism, human life, moral responsibility, nature rights, organ harvesting, totalitarianism, unborn, Wesley J. Smith}

Wesley J. Smith: Frightening Abuses of Science

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 31, 2025

Bioethics, Technology

3}

Experiments on the living unborn. Organ harvesting. Reckless biotech. Radical environmentalism. Read More ›

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Date
April 20, 2025

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Tagged
, Angus Menuge, animals, artificial intelligence, Benjamin Libet, brain, C. elegans, ChatGPT, computer, Denyse O'Leary, determinism, Dogs, free will, human exceptionalism, Humanize, large language models, machines, Michael Egnor, mind, Minding the Brain, neuroscience, podcast, The Immortal Mind, totalitarianism, Wesley J. Smith}

Are “Mind” and “Brain” the Same Thing?

_{Science & Culture
April 20, 2025

Human Exceptionalism, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

4}

Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor passionately argues that denying free will undermines moral responsibility and paves the way for totalitarian ideologies. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 6, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, "Science Says", C.S. Lewis, COVID-19, dialogue, elitism, Eric Metaxas, Francis Collins, free speech, intelligent design, lockdowns, propaganda, science fiction, scientism, Seattle, Sigmund Freud, Socrates in the City, That Hideous Strength, The Magician's Twin, totalitarianism}

C. S. Lewis on the Unique Gullibility of the Elites, and More: John West in Conversation with Eric Metaxas

_{David Klinghoffer
May 6, 2024

Bioethics, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

3}

A theme in the interview is the dubious role of elites, who stand out for their readiness to surrender their critical faculties when Science Says to do so. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 7, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Physics
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, brain, Dan Falk, Determined (book), determinism, evolution, Free Agents, humans, Jerry Coyne, Kevin Mitchell, livestock, materialists, Michael Egnor, Nautilus, neuroscientists, paramecium, Robert Sapolsky, Sabine Hossenfelder, Sam Harris, Stanford University, totalitarianism}

Could Evolution Give Us Free Will?

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 7, 2023

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics

6}

From one corner we learn that free will could possibly exist, provided that it is materialized or, if you like “evolutionized.” Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 31, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Human Exceptionalism
Medicine
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, biotech, censorship, embryos, environmentalism, evidence-based medicine, gender ideology, hospitals, human dignity, human life, ID the Future, medicine, morality, organ harvesting, regulations, totalitarianism, unborn, Wesley J. Smith}

Halloween Edition: A Look at Frightening Science with Wesley J. Smith

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 31, 2023

Bioethics, Ethics, Human Exceptionalism, Medicine, Scientific Freedom

2}

Biotechnology is advancing faster than our ethical considerations, including synthetic human embryos, genetic engineering, and fetal farming. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 24, 2023

Categories
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Benjamin Libet, Chile, determinism, Discovery Institute Press, free will, Michael Egnor, Michigan State University, neuroscience, neurosurgeons, readiness potential, totalitarianism, Zeitgeist}

A Scholarly Riposte to Pop Free Will Denialism

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 24, 2023

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

6}

Denial of free will is a quick route to totalitarianism. If you can’t be guilty because you can’t choose, you can’t be innocent either. Read More ›

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Date
October 14, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, cancel culture, Evolution News, free speech, ID the Future, intelligent design, lies, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, neurosurgeons, Nobel Prize, oppression, podcast, totalitarianism}

Live Not by Lies: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Intelligent Design

_{Science & Culture
October 14, 2023

Bioethics, Scientific Freedom

2}

When one person stands up to lies or oppression, others can become emboldened to do the same. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 14, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, books, censorship, George Orwell, Great Britain, groupthink, intellectuals, intelligentsia, Joseph Stalin, literature, satire, Soviet Union, totalitarianism, Utopia, Winston Churchill}

Recalling Orwell’s Timely Warning on Groupthink

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 14, 2023

Bioethics, Scientific Freedom

6}

The censorship he had to address was not a conspiracy or even a campaign; it was spontaneous. Read More ›