Category: Culture & Ethics
Halloween Countdown No. 3: The Nightmare of Scientism
This afternoon’s selection is The Magician’s Twin, which explores C.S. Lewis’s critique of the evils of scientism in our culture.
Nature Says Bioethics Is Obsolete
In such a milieu in which there really is no “right” and “wrong,” who needs bioethicists?
Deep Suicide Nihilism in Switzerland
A new suicide clinic is advertising its dark services in Switzerland — with “native English speaking” staff to ensure that suicide tourists attend.
COSM Conference: A Bonfire for Tech Vanities
Peter Thiel assailed the “Atheist Church,” as he calls the universities, calling for outsiders to push for a reformation that the academic priesthood will never undertake on its own.
Help a Scientist Be a Hero
Our laws are made through a democratic process. These scientists are upset that democracy doesn’t empower scientists to dictate public policy.