Category: Culture & Ethics
For Jerry Coyne a Hypothetical Choice: You May Knock on One and Only One Door
If you follow Coyne’s blog Why Evolution Is True, you’ll know he’s currently in Poland on a visit with friends.
Self-Intelligent Design Proves Human Exceptionalism
Opponents of human exceptionalism never tire of inventing arguments for why human beings are entitled to no special moral standing.
War on Humans: How Would Legalizing Assisted Suicide Help the Downtrodden?
A South African anti-apartheid icon joins the debate on doctor-prescribed death. Et tu, Tutu?
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Against the Backdrop of Human Exceptionalism
"Horror" refers to things that should not be because they violate profound assumptions about life, death, society, relationships, the world, or the cosmos.
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.