It is not surprising that many of the most notable anti human exceptionalists are atheists. By attempting to deconstruct those uniquely human moral attributes that distinguish us from animals, they hope to make God go away. Ironically, that would elevate us back into superiority . . . . Continue Reading »
Monkeys or people? That’s the choice. Scientists are hopeful that they are hot on the trail—finally—of a vaccine to thwart HIV. From the Retuers story:Vaccine experts are equally excited about a vaccine that Michael’s team is developing with Harvard University and . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m using my awesome power to drag a comment from a much earlier thread and post it here. Otherwise, it’s greatness would have been lost on everyone but me. The author is one of Cropsey’s most erudite, deeply humane, and modest-to-a-fault students—Joe Alulis: For a post on . . . . Continue Reading »
The ruling by the head of the BC Supreme Court (sitting as a trial judge), granting a constitutional right to assisted suicide because suicide is somehow a right, is being appealed to the BC Court of Appeals. From the press release:The laws surrounding euthanasia and assisted suicide exist to . . . . Continue Reading »
That book series! John Presnall writes about it below. I have something to add to the discussion. I am on the board of our county public library. There was a bit of controversy at a board meeting over this book and the genre called Gray Romance. Yes, it’s selling . . . . Continue Reading »
So I spent a few days in Newport, R.I. this summer. I have done this for the last nearly forty years because my Mom’s whole side of the family is comprised of Newporters. It is a wonderful and beautiful place, but since I have done the tourist stuff innumerable times, every time I have gone . . . . Continue Reading »
Somebody paid for this study, and apparently it was bogus. A science study said we are more altruistic if we are at a higher—as in elevation—level. Now, it appears not. From the Chronicle of Higher Education blog:Uri Simonsohn, the University of Pennsylvania researcher whose . . . . Continue Reading »
The cover story on National Review is by Jonathan Adler and Nathaniel Stewart, who are insisting there were Positive Steps, Silver Linings in the Supreme Court’s ruling in NFIB v. Sebelius ruling. Since I am expecting stormy weather over the next few years in the matter of . . . . Continue Reading »
J. D. Greear asks: Should We Stop Asking Jesus Into Our Hearts?By the time I reached the age of 18 I had probably “asked Jesus into my heart” 5,000 times. I started somewhere around age 4 when I approached my parents one Saturday morning asking how someone could know that they were going . . . . Continue Reading »
The Telegraph has an interesting article out about how mating in the future will be based on compatibility of genetic codes. From, “DNA Testing ‘Will Screen Out Lovers’:”Couples will soon be able to choose their life partner solely based on the compatibility of their genes . . . . Continue Reading »
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