Wesley J. Smith

See, this is a small, but I think important, example of why science has lost credibility on the global warming front. Science, one of the most important science journals in the world, published a fake photo of a polar bear on a melted ice floe in the middle of an infinite sea to defend global . . . . Continue Reading »

The assisted suicide movement is ever about blurring vital distinctions and deconstructing crucial definitions. One target has been the proper pain control technique known as palliative sedation, a rarely required procedure in which patients near death are sedated to control pain or other symptoms . . . . Continue Reading »

I am not a big fan of Thomas Sowell, but I think his most recent column is right on.  It is about the purported “duty to die” that some are attempting to foist on society (rationing, futile care theory, etc.).  He notes that the agenda isn’t embraced by the people on Main . . . . Continue Reading »

This could be a hoax, a mistake, or bad observation.  But if it isn’t, it means that science does not truly understand human beings or our exceptional capacity to remake reality, or perhaps, tap into realities beyond testable comprehension.  From the story:An 83-year-old Indian holy . . . . Continue Reading »

It’s been awhile since I checked on the latest anti humanism pitched by the transhumanism propagandist,  J. Hughes.   He has apparently decided that the usual buzz words used to promote the movement—the notion that we should “seize control of human evolution” . . . . Continue Reading »

The New York Times Magazine has a long and interesting article today about the moral life of babies.  The story’s main thesis, after establishing evidence for a rudimentary infant morality—such as babies preferring “good guy” puppets, I can’t do the evidence . . . . Continue Reading »

My first published piece arguing against assisted suicide appeared in Newsweek’s “My Turn” feature way back in 1993. Among other points, I warned that assisted suicide would one day be tied to organ transplantation “as a plum to society.”  This has been advocated . . . . Continue Reading »

I found the article about the Belgian euthanasia coupled with organ harvesting referenced in my critique yesterday of a bioethics journal article  urging that very approach.  The woman in question was not terminally ill, but in a “locked-in” state, that is, fully conscious and . . . . Continue Reading »

This isn’t the first time that coupling assisted suicide/euthanasia has been suggested as a potential concept, but it may be the first time it has been actively advocated.  Oxford bioethicists Julian Savulescu—for whom virtually anything goes—writing with Dominic Wilkinson . . . . Continue Reading »

The First Things fund raiser to help pay for the technical support it provides gratis to the several FT blogs, continues.  It is seeking to raise funds in a way that offers real value for the buck.  If you go to this link, you can subscribe to First Things magazine for only $19.95 a . . . . Continue Reading »