Wesley J. Smith

I won’t argue the bad theology behind the prediction about tomorrow’s supposed Second Coming.  But I would like to raise a bit of a subversive question: Isn’t the transhumanist “Singularity” —in which technology will advance at such an accelerated state it . . . . Continue Reading »

Many jokes are being cracked about the prediction of doomsday Saturday, in which the “Rapture” is supposedly coming tomorrow, heralding the end of days.  From the CNN story:By now, you’ve probably heard of the religious group that’s predicting the end of the world starts . . . . Continue Reading »

The 21st Century approach to suicide “prevention:”The way global warming hysterics think the rest of us live:The future epitaph of a certain SHS . . . . Continue Reading »

Pardon a brief pause from our usual programming for a special announcement.SHSers often contact me on email or come up to me at speeches to express their great admiration for my pal, the novelist Dean Koontz.  As a certified FOD, I am often asked what he is writing, when is the next Odd Thomas . . . . Continue Reading »

As I watch Compassion and Choices (once the Hemlock Society), it appears to have a couple of long term goals.  First and foremost, of course, is the complete legalization of assisted suicide throughout the country, supposedly restricted to the terminally ill under guidelines.  Then, the . . . . Continue Reading »

It isn’t a “cure” (a term way overused in health care stories), but it could one day improve the lives and health of millions of people with spinal cord injury. From the story:A man left paralyzed after a car accident was able to stand and take steps after electrical stimulation of . . . . Continue Reading »

The NHS—for which our temporary head of Medicare Donald Berwick swoons—continues to show us the perils of centralized control of health care and single payer budgeting.  Now, not only is there rationing by QALYs under NICE, but Canadian-length waits for care.  From the Guardian . . . . Continue Reading »

I have noted several times that we in the West are becoming rampant public policy promise breakers. Indeed, it is getting to the point that I don’t see why anybody ever believes the promises made in public policy involving intimate issues. They apply until they don’t—and if you are . . . . Continue Reading »

I received a nice surprise in the mail today, being forwarded to me from the Discovery Institute where the note was originally sent.  A very nice reader by the name of Joe sent me a Starbuck’s card to have a cup of coffee on him, acknowledging one of my favorite phrases, “...that . . . . Continue Reading »

The Center for Bioethics and Culture asked me to expand upon comments I have made here noting that the politics of ESCR seem to have the power to supersede the rule of law. Not being the shy and retiring type, I immediately agreed.  The result is now out.  From “Embryonic Stem Cell . . . . Continue Reading »