Category: Culture & Ethics
Planet of the Apes Doesn’t Fit Snugly in the "War on Humans" Category
It’s part of my job as a human exceptionalism apologist to see movies that try to tear down the unique value of human life.
What the Evolution Debate, and the Debate over Assisted Suicide, Have in Common
The alternatives are despair and death, or hope and life.
Give Me That Old-Time Pareidolia
Seeing faces that aren’t there is supposed to be a by-product of the evolutionary need to recognize real faces, distinguishing friends from enemies.
Animals Equivalent to Humans in NYT — Again
“The term ‘animal’ is simply an excuse not to look at something.”
In Early Reviews, Catching a Glimpse of "War on Humans" Theme in Upcoming Planet of the Apes Film
The series has always specialized in melancholy reflections on issues of the day, going back to the 1968 opener with its shocking climax.