Wesley J. Smith

I have noticed a weird trend: When somebody has been a great scientist, for some reason we assume their ideas on morality should be given as much respect as their scientific acumen. But science and morality lie in two different human spheres. Indeed, science can’t tell us right from wrong, . . . . Continue Reading »

Transhumanism is, in my view, a branch of scientism, that is, a quasi religion that seeks to use science in ways for which the great method is not meant. Here’s a little proof. A transhumanist named Giulio Prisco is optimistic about the future of the great post human movement. And he describes . . . . Continue Reading »

In writing the last post, I discovered Edge, an online community for “the third culture” that claims modestly, “Its informal membership includes of some of the most interesting minds in the world.” Edge asserts that “third culture” intellectuals “are taking . . . . Continue Reading »

Some scientists and adherents of scientism keep trying to put more on the shoulders of science than the discipline is capable managing. Now, apparently, some among the elites of science predict that it will somehow do away with racism and sexism by eradicating the emotion of disgust.Good luck with . . . . Continue Reading »

Keep in mind that this is a company press release, but I think it is worth noting just the same:Mesoblast, an Australian adult stem cell company, has received FDA approval for conducting a “Phase 2” trial using adult stem cells to treat spinal disk disease. If it works, it would . . . . Continue Reading »

This story about the fuss being raised over experiments to turn “gay” sheep “straight” is a preview of coming attractions of the bitter arguments that will be unleashed if parents gain the power to biotechnologically mold their progeny to suit their own desires or values. . . . . Continue Reading »

I am not a believer in New Year’s Resolutions. It seems to me that if something is worth doing, it should just be done: No announcements necessary. And indeed, if we don’t have the will power, ability, or luck to accomplish the goal, having made a formal resolution won’t have made . . . . Continue Reading »

You would think that the MSM could at least get the simple facts about euthanasia correct. But no. In this AP piece, the wire service purports to summarize euthanasia laws around the world. And, true to type, it is mostly rubbish:“NETHERLANDS—Euthanasia was legalized in 2001, but the . . . . Continue Reading »

Researchers seeking to use cellular treatments to relieve hemophilia have centered on tissues taken from rudimentary spleens of late stage pig embryos. The experimenters used the spleen cells to treat mice, and it appears to have worked. But note that this is not an embryonic stem cell experiment, . . . . Continue Reading »

Derek Humphry, the suicide guru and founder of the aptly named Hemlock Society (now the euphemistically called Compassion and Choices), has a post on his blog that, I think, illustrates the death obsession of most euthanasia activists. Humphry got famous writing how-to-commit-suicide books and is . . . . Continue Reading »