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Angelina Jolie’s Decisions Shouldn’t Necessarily Be Yours
Men ordinarily don't like writing about women's breasts, but I had so many emails asking me why Angelina Jolie decided to part with hers that I felt we had better…
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University’s Non-Discrimination Clause
I've been looking at university positions and typical is this fine print from the University of San Francisco (which used to be Catholic): The University of San Francisco is an…
Posted inFun Philosophy
Transhumanists Gather In San Francisco
My first thought when I read the title of today's post (from Bioedge) was that it was some kind of warning. Look out! It's the transhumanists! And then I figured…
Posted inCulture Philosophy
Who Is A Mother When Same-Sex “Marriage” Arrives?
A headline in the 2 January 2013 The Telegraph ran: First baby born in France in 2013 has two mothers The story informs us the birth mother is named Maude,…
Posted inCulture Philosophy
Sex Selection And In Vitro Fertilization
I'm always on the lookout for remunerative ways to spend my time. There yesterday on the American Statistical Association jobs site was a situation for a Medical Statistician, which is…
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The Argument Against Same-Sex Marriage, Part IV (Final)
Part III Question 5 I have heard you say that homosexuals do not choose their "orientation" and that everybody has a right to be happy and thus has the right…
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We Are All Eugenicists Now: New Test Identifies 3,500 Genetic “Faults” In Fetuses — Update
See the crucial update below. I was assured, several times, that my second son was to be my first daughter. The doctors who told me this had performed certain tests,…
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Science Explains Belief In God Through Genetics
Let's look at "Life's Extremes: Atheists vs. Believers", a piece on Live Science (the home of unexpurgated university press releases; hat tip to HotAir). The article is itself slight---it begins…
