A brief break from the euthanasia conference: I have just learned that the Governor of Oklahoma has signed the bill outlawing all human cloning in that state. Splendid. Not everyone is in thrall to Big Biotech and the purveyors of brave new . . . . Continue Reading »
Dr. Margaret Cottle: Canadian palliative care expert is speaking about how palliative care is being corrupted by assisted suicide/euthanasia advocacy. Dame Cecily Saunders “You matter to the last moment of your life, and we will do all we can, not only to help you die peacefully, but to live . . . . Continue Reading »
Rita Marker is speaking. Rita was introduced as the expert on euthanasia worldwide. That nails it. When she dies—may it not be for decades—we will have to make use of transhumanist technology to download her mind into a computer so we can continue to benefit from her institutional . . . . Continue Reading »
What could Kofi Annan, the former UN Secretary-General be referring to? Is it hunger? Disease? Poverty? No, I’m afraid it’s climate change : Climate change is already killing 300,000 people a year in a “silent crisis” that is seriously affecting hundreds of millions more, an . . . . Continue Reading »
I know that most Readers of First Things have a huge stockpile of Jean-Claude Van Damme films. There’s nothing to be ashamed of here. We can speak frankly about such intimate matters. This blog is a safe space to confess, to come clean. And spare me the whole Chariots of Fire, Man for All . . . . Continue Reading »
Critics of orthodox Darwinism often argue that Darwin’s theory of evolution drains nature of purpose while projecting onto nature a ruthless view of the world. In response, Darwinian apologists are fond of telling stories about how kind and gentle Darwin was, as if his personal virtues . . . . Continue Reading »
The Second International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide will begin in about 2 hours. Among the speakers will be Rita Marker, Bobby Schindler (Terri Schiavo’s brother), and Diane Coleman, founder of the disability rights/anti assisted suicide group Not Dead Yet. I don’t . . . . Continue Reading »
The second international Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide will begin in about 2 hours. I don’t speak until this evening, so I think I will try to “live blog” here about some of what the very fine lineup of speakers have to say. “Live blog” might be a . . . . Continue Reading »
Why is it that when people discern bearded faces in their food, they assume them to be the countenance of the Lord?For some reason, Great Britain has in recent years been home to a number of food apparitions. You could say, of course, that the British have the best food in the world, and then they . . . . Continue Reading »
This is pretty exciting. Adult stem cells placed on contact lenses may be able to effectively treat a form of blindness. From the story:COATING a common contact lens with stem cells could help restore a person’s sight, Australian scientists have found. University of New South Wales medical . . . . Continue Reading »
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