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Wesley J. Smith
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September 15, 2023
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Say No to ‘Public Health’ Imperialism

Wesley J. Smith
September 15, 2023
Human Dignity
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COVID-19 mandates and lockdowns opened the door. Now, the medical establishment is redefining our most contentious political controversies as “public health emergencies” so as to circumvent public resistance and impose policies on society unobtainable through normal democratic means. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
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December 5, 2022
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‘Human Composting’ Promoted in New York Times

Wesley J. Smith
December 5, 2022
Human Dignity
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How we treat our dead reflects our views on what we think about the living. In this sense, human composting — and even more so, another growing practice of liquifying bodies and pouring the remains into the sewer — reflects a disturbing mindset that denies ultimate meaning to human life and views us, essentially, as just another animal in the forest. Read More ›
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Kitchen waste recycling in composter
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Wesley J. Smith
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September 27, 2022
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Composting the Dead Devalues the Importance of the Living

Wesley J. Smith
September 27, 2022
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Starting in 2027, California will allow composting of the dead. Known officially as “natural organic reduction (NOR),” this novel final disposition process transforms the deceased’s body into soil to spread on gardens or in which to plant flowers or a tree. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
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January 16, 2022
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What 1973’s Soylent Green Accurately Predicted about 2022

Wesley J. Smith
January 16, 2022
Human Dignity
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I have always loved science fiction. So when Soylent Green was first released in 1973, I immediately headed to the theater. I remember clearly being shocked by the depictions presented but assuaging myself with the comforting thought that nothing like any of that would ever actually happen. Read More ›
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Tom Shakely
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July 9, 2021
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Human Dignity
Human Flourishing

‘Suffering and Sacrifice Are Part of a Flourishing Human Life’

Tom Shakely
July 9, 2021
Human Dignity, Human Flourishing
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Dr. Jennifer Frey delivered an excellent talk on “Suffering and the Problem of Evil” to the Thomistic Institute’s Yale University chapter this April. Listen to the whole talk, which I think is really a call to be practically wise amidst the tumult of our chaotic lives. I’ve transcribed the below from Dr. Frey’s talk and any errors are mine. First, on the classical view of justice: Now, it’s central to the virtue of justice in particular that there are certain things we must never do because that sort of action is to wrong someone. So, if we were to commit this sort of action—the wronging someone sort of action—then we would be not exercising justice but injustice. Murder, torture, rape, Read More ›

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Embryos frozen in liquid nitrogen for IVF procedure close up
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Wesley J. Smith
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April 16, 2021
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Scientists Make Human-Monkey Hybrid Embryos

Wesley J. Smith
April 16, 2021
Genetic Manipulation, Human Dignity
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They said they wouldn’t do it, but of course they did. Scientists working in China — where else? — have constructed embryos that are part human and part monkey. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
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October 6, 2020
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For the Young, Lockdowns Are Worse Than Coronavirus

Wesley J. Smith
October 6, 2020
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In July, Ezekiel Emanuel — the bioethicist and COVID adviser to Joe Biden — signed an open letter insisting that the country be locked down again — only this time, in an even more draconian manner than before, including significant restrictions on interstate travel. Read More ›
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