Ways to Upset Helen
While performing my bi-weekly survey of what the transhumanists are up to, I happened upon this little gem . From the abstract: Postgenderism is an extrapolation of ways that technology is eroding the biological, psychological and social role of gender, and an argument for why the erosion of binary . . . . Continue Reading »
What We Are Becoming: Dehumanization in Cyberspace
by Wesley J. SmithOne tragic suicide and one ridiculous story in the last week illustrate the impact that cyberspace is having on our interconnectedness and mutual concern. The first is the horrible case of a college student who committed suicide in front of his webcam so it could be witnessed by the multitudes. From . . . . Continue Reading »
“Gethsemane Will Not Be a Marginal Garden to Us.”
by Ryan Sayre PatricoFrancis Cardinal Stafford, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary in Rome, delivered a lecture on November 17 at the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Washington, D.C. Entitled “Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II: ‘Being True with Body and Soul,’” the . . . . Continue Reading »
All About Welfare
by Stefan McDanielOverheated partisan rhetoric can create the impression that the world is divided between crypto-communists and heartless capitalists, but philosopher Christopher Tollefsen urges a subtler analysis . The gist of Tollefsen’s argument is that we should acknowledge welfare rights , but it does . . . . Continue Reading »
Kulturkampf and the Culture of Life
by Amanda ShawAfter reading our daily article by Fr. Neuhaus—a particularly pointed call to Christians “never [to] surrender to the cultural captivity that is the delusion of ‘Christ without culture’”—you might look at George Weigel’s reflection on ” The Two Americas . . . . Continue Reading »
Spamalot
by Wesley J. SmithSecondhand Smokette and I are taking a brief sojourn in Missoula, Montana—cold and beautiful—meaning my access to the computer has not ongoing since we are trying to have some fun. And of course, that is precisely when SHS got spammed in the comment sections. My apologies.This . . . . Continue Reading »
A Golden Age of Children’s Literature
by Ryan Sayre PatricoOr so the history of children’s literature is usually told. That history, however, is wrong. J.K. Rowling’s success doesn’t just give us a recent series to add as an incidental to the received canon. It also gives us a chance to rewrite the entire list of classic children’s . . . . Continue Reading »
The World’s Most Postmodern Comedy Premise
The sketch begins with one actor onstage, clearly getting ready for an acid trip, waiting for the drug to kick in. A second actor enters—his roommate who will be his guide. His first words are, "Did you take it yet?" Dialogue proceeds as the drug takes effect, with the first actor . . . . Continue Reading »
Embryo Adoption in the News
by Wesley J. SmithItaly regulated IVF, only permitting 3 to be created at once and requiring that all embryos that come into being in the procedure be implanted.Had the USA implemented such a policy, we wouldn’t have 400,000 embryos in deep freeze. Some look at these nascent humans as a natural resource for use . . . . Continue Reading »
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