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May 9, 2022
Human Exceptionalism

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A Call for Medical Ethics | Wesley J Smith on The Dr. J Show

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May 9, 2022
Human Exceptionalism

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Wesley J. Smith is Chair and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism. Wesley is a contributor to National Review and is the author of 14 books, in recent years focusing on human dignity, liberty, and equality. Read More ›

^{Robert J. Marks II
February 25, 2022

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Discussing Consciousness and the Mind-Body Problem

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February 25, 2022

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What does it even mean to be aware of something, to be conscious? Why do the vast majority of people only have one consciousness? Will computers ever experience consciousness? On this Bingecast, Dr. Robert J. Marks and Dr. Angus Menuge discuss these questions and more. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
October 20, 2021
Human Exceptionalism

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The Rights of Nature: Saving the Planet or Harmful to Humanity?

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October 20, 2021
Human Exceptionalism

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Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Wesley J. Smith participated in a debate hosted by Gonzaga University with a leading proponent of the nature rights movement, Thomas Linzey. Read More ›

Cartoon robot sitting in line with human applicants for a job interview

^{Andrew McDiarmid
August 19, 2021
Technology

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The Limits of Talking to a Machine

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August 19, 2021
Technology

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Our technology—the machines built with our art and skill—can better humanity in amazing ways. But machines can’t replace our need for each other Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
March 30, 2021
Human Exceptionalism

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Wesley J. Smith Joins Laura Ingraham to Discuss ‘Vaccine Passports’

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March 30, 2021
Human Exceptionalism

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Wesley J. Smith joined Laura Ingraham to discuss the disturbing calls by many to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine and to create "vaccine passports." Smith breaks down how such propositions would threaten our civil liberties. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
February 8, 2021
Human Exceptionalism

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How Much More Should We Pay for Costco’s Chickens?

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February 8, 2021
Human Exceptionalism

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New York Times columnist Nick Kristof wrote one of his periodic columns decrying industrial methods of animal husbandry. This time, he focused on chickens and the raising methods that permit Costco to sell a whole rotisserie chicken for only $4.99. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
January 18, 2021
Human Exceptionalism

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Washington Bill to Let Non-Doctors Participate in Assisted Suicide

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January 18, 2021
Human Exceptionalism

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When selling the legalization of assisted suicide, activists always promise that strict guidelines will protect against abuse. Read More ›

Black Lives Matter Protest in Auburn, WA

^{Wesley J. Smith
June 3, 2020
Human Exceptionalism

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Racism Violates Human Exceptionalism

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June 3, 2020
Human Exceptionalism

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As the country mourns the awful killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, we should reflect on the importance of human exceptionalism in fighting the poison of bigotry in all its forms. Read More ›

^{Robert J. Marks II
April 9, 2019
Natural and Artificial Intelligence

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Robert J. Marks II on One Thing Only Humans Can Do

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April 9, 2019
Natural and Artificial Intelligence

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In a panel discussion at the Dallas launch of the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, the Center’s director, Baylor Professor of Computer Engineering Robert J. Marks, offered some thoughts on the evening’s topic, “Will “Smart” Machines Take Over Our Jobs?”

^{Tom Wolfe
December 5, 2017
Intelligent Design

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The Kingdom of Speech

_{Tom Wolfe
December 5, 2017
Intelligent Design

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Tom Wolfe, whose legend began in journalism, takes us on an eye-opening journey that is sure to arouse widespread debate. The Kingdom of Speech is a captivating, paradigm-shifting argument that speech — not evolution — is responsible for humanity’s complex societies and achievements. From Alfred Russel Wallace, the Englishman who beat Darwin to the theory of natural selection but later renounced Read More ›