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Vote For Transhumanist Zoltan Istvan For President: It’s The Intelligent Thing To Do

I normally don't vote in presidential elections because the choices are between flavors of progressivism---D-type, R-type, etc.---and I desire none. But scrappy "transhumanist" Zoltan Istvan has changed my mind. He…

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This Week In Doom: Grade Deflation

This week's doom: "higher" education, art, and sex. Racism's return It may be time to rethink the idea of academic freedom. Seems this professor blurted out a series of racist…

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Encyclical Delayed, Possibly Downgraded To Lesser Form?

The encyclical might be downgraded to some lesser form of "statement." This is the rumor as reported to me from "sources." Given the excitement the encyclical generated on the left,…

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The New Pew Religion Survey Isn’t What You Think (Probably)

Lot of chatter over the new Pew survey of religiosity, "Christians Decline Sharply as Share of Population; Unaffiliated and Other Faiths Continue to Grow". Main result: Christianity down, "nones" up.…

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The Pontifical Academy’s Sustainablity Conference Podcast

CLICK HERE TO GET TO THE PODCAST Arrgh. I'm trying out a new podcasting plugin. It puts the podcasts into something-which-isn't-a-post and which is impossible to find. So here is…

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What Does “Sustainability” Really Mean?

I had originally titled today's article as "The Theology of Sustainability", which has a certain ring to it. But I admit the title chosen by the Crisis editors probably results…

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Arguing About Climate Is Largely Pointless

Regular readers will already know that arguing with climate-of-doom True Believers is pointless. Don't bother. A for instance. When my piece appeared at Crisis on the Pontifical Academy for Science's…

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British Elections Open Thread. The Return of Nationalism?

We haven't discussed much the elections of our English-speaking cousins, but it's worth doing because of how this one played out. Particularly in its nationalistic aspects. Ed Miliband, Labour, a…

McChuck on Academics Say It’s Morally Obligatory To Bioengineer Ticks To Stop You Eating MeatAugust 5, 2025
When the goal is genocide, all means are "moral". When your religion tells you to joyously slaughter, the tools don't…
Leonard on Academics Say It’s Morally Obligatory To Bioengineer Ticks To Stop You Eating MeatAugust 5, 2025
But what do they have to say about abortion?
William Wallace on New Definition Of Death To Increase Organ Harvest BountyAugust 4, 2025
See the Python crew in Meaning of Life when the organ donor man shows up at the home to collect.…
Brad Hewitt on New Definition Of Death To Increase Organ Harvest BountyAugust 4, 2025
Taking a step closer to making Michael Chrichton's "Coma", a reality.
JH on New Definition Of Death To Increase Organ Harvest BountyAugust 4, 2025
This post reminds me of one of the arguments against the death penalty: the risk of executing an innocent person.