Humanize | From Discovery Institute's Center on Human Exceptionalism

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
December 1, 2021

Categories
COVID-19
Tagged
, Anthony Fauci, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Francis Collins, NIH, WHO}

Fauci’s Claim to ‘Represent Science’ is Anti-Science

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 1, 2021

COVID-19

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Just when you thought Dr. Anthony Fauci couldn’t do any more harm in the fight against COVID: He just appeared on CBS’s Sunday interview program Face the Nation and ridiculously claimed that criticizing him presents “a distinct anti-science flavor because I represent science.” Read More ›

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 29, 2021

Categories
COVID-19
Tagged
, __featured, COVID-19, natural immunity, new england journal of medicine, vaccine mandates}

Study: Natural Immunity Effective at Preventing Severe Reinfection

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 29, 2021

COVID-19

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The vaccine mandates are an exploding cigar. Not only are they causing severe societal dislocation, but they have been implemented in a one-size-fits-all approach that is not justified by current scientific understandings. Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Tom Shakely

Date
November 29, 2021}

Joni Eareckson Tada on embracing life, disability rights, and choosing solidarity and hope

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November 29, 2021

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In this edition of Humanize, Wesley hosts one of the people he most admires in the public sphere. Joni Eareckson Tada is an artist, an international humanitarian, a disability rights activist, a Christian evangelist, and a defender of the sanctity and equality of human life — not just in the comfort of the United States but around the world, including Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 22, 2021

Tagged
, intelligent design, Return of the God Hypothesis}

Dr. Stephen C. Meyer on the ‘God Hypothesis’ and the materialists’ increasingly fringe rationales for life and the universe

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November 22, 2021

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In this episode of the Humanize podcast, Wesley interviews Stephen C. Meyer, Director of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture, about his new book The Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries that Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe. Read More ›

Anti-vaccine mandate protest sign held by child with american flag

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 19, 2021

Categories
COVID-19
Tagged
, censorship, COVID-19, Francis Collins, misinformation, NIH}

Francis Collins Wants Purveyors of ‘False Information’ about COVID ‘Brought to Justice’

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 19, 2021

COVID-19

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Francis Collins, the outgoing head of the NIH, is frustrated with Americans. He complains that we don’t trust science and believe in conspiracy theories. He also opposes free speech about public-health matters. Read More ›

Elephant in the savannah, in Namibia, Africa, concept for traveling in Africa and Safari

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 18, 2021

Categories
Animal Welfare
Tagged
, animal rights, animal welfare, elephants, human exceptionalism, personhood}

Elephants Are Better ‘Persons’ Than People!

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 18, 2021

Animal Welfare

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If we lower ourselves from the unique species to just another animal in the forest, that is precisely how we will act. Read More ›

Stethoscope with national flag conceptual series - Portugal

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 17, 2021

Categories
Euthanasia
Tagged
, assisted suicide, Disability, euthanasia, medical assistance in dying, Portugal}

Portugal Parliament Approves Euthanasia of Disabled Patients

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 17, 2021

Euthanasia

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The left-wing Portuguese Parliament has again approved euthanasia legalization in the wake of a court ruling earlier this year overturning the last attempt. Read More ›

Large yellow trucks used in modern mine Western Australia. Bulldozer moves rock towards digger which fills trucks which transport ore from the open cast mine.

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 15, 2021

Categories
Nature and Conservation
Tagged
, conservation, environmentalism, fossil fuels, nature rights}

Environmentalists Oppose Lithium Mining in Nevada

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 15, 2021

Nature and Conservation

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So, we can’t mine and burn coal. We can’t drill and burn oil or natural gas. We need to end the use of internal-combustion engines. And now, we can’t mine lithium. Sometimes I think these anti-modernity throwbacks won’t be satisfied until we return to the caves. Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 15, 2021}

Dr. David Prentice on the Ethics of Science, Stem Cell Therapies, and Biotechnology

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November 15, 2021

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It has been said that the 21st Century is the century of biotechnology. And that has certainly proved to be true. From embryonic stem cell research, human cloning, adult stem cell therapies, gene editing of babies, and research that blends human and animal DNA into a single organism, biotechnology offers both hope of great scientific advances to alleviate human diseases—and distinct ethical perils that would treat nascent human life as a thing to be molded like a clay pot. Read More ›

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post

Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 13, 2021

Categories
Euthanasia
Tagged
, assisted suicide, euthanasia, medical assistance in dying}

Assisted-Suicide Mendacity: Today’s ‘Strict Protections’ Become Tomorrow’s Unjust ‘Barriers’

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 13, 2021

Euthanasia

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When assisted-suicide mongers promise strict guidelines to protect against abuse, rest assured, it’s nothing but a con. It won’t take long before these same advocates denigrate the very “protections” they promoted as “barriers” or “obstacles” to a good death. Read More ›