Deep Ecology is a neo earth religion, the ideology of which holds that nature should be given equal consideration with people—a concept sometimes called ecological egalitarianism. The explicit rejection of human exceptionalism led adherents into a profound nihilism and anti-humanism in which . . . . Continue Reading »
A science reporter named Steve Connor in the UK, has written a diatribe against opponents of ESCR in the Independent. Part of his critique is an unoriginal cheap shot at the Catholic Church and the issue of ensoulment—which is way beyond our jurisdiction here, and moreover, as far as I know, . . . . Continue Reading »
In a forceful essay titled “Culture & Barbarism: Metaphysics in a Time of Terrorism,” literary theorist Terry Eagleton explores the role of metaphysics in the postmodern world: If politics has failed to unite the wretched of the earth to transform their condition, we can be sure . . . . Continue Reading »
George Weigel, writing in the Denver Catholic Register , give a good summary of Barack Obama’s decisions on stem cells, particularly the four fibs and waffle he offered to the American public. Here are the first two fibs: Fib One: According to the President, his executive order will . . . . Continue Reading »
If organs can be purchased, it seems obvious to me that the rich will buy and the poor will sell. Singapore’s plan to open the door to this form of biological colonialism has raised this very concern. From the story:Plans by Singapore to allow payments to living organ donors have run into . . . . Continue Reading »
Ryan T. Anderson wrote a nice piece on the recent flurry of commentary over the Pope’s remarks on AIDS and condom use in Africa. Now Christianity Today has an interview with Edward C. Green, the author of the FT article on the topic, in which he comes to Benedict’s defense: Is Pope . . . . Continue Reading »
We’ve heard a lot about the victims of the Madoff pozi scheme—celebrities, families, and charitable organizations whose lives and assets have been turned upside down by the fraudulent investor. The Wall Street Journal has a story today about a couple whose life’s work—the . . . . Continue Reading »
Good for Leon Kass and well deserved! The country’s most eloquent and articulate defender of intrinsic human dignity will be giving the NEH Jefferson Lecture, the Endowment’s most prestigious honor. From the press release: Dr. Leon R. Kass, a widely published author, award-winning . . . . Continue Reading »
I have crossed pens occasionally with Reason writer Ronald Baily and debated him (and others) at CUNY about transhumanism and other brave new world agendas. Well, Baily just [update, actually in 2006] learned about a Texas futile care case that, he writes, led to scorched earth commentary from the . . . . Continue Reading »
The media love social outlaws, particularly those involved with assisted suicide, and rarely challenge them in interviews or journalistic profiles—a phenomenon I have discussed here at SHS before. That could explain why Ted Goodwin, the former head of Final Exit Network and vice president of . . . . Continue Reading »
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