Tag: environment
Slouching Toward a “Brave New World”
Genetic engineering could unleash a deadly pandemic or lead to a “new eugenics” with very sharp teeth.
Lake Erie Now Has Rights
If nature has rights, that means everything does, which devalues “rights” just as a wild inflation deflates the worth of currency.
Human Dignity — Past Death
Having ourselves turned into dirt — or worse — reflects at least an implied philosophical view that it doesn’t ultimately matter that we ever existed.
Rigorous Inquiry and Ruffled Feathers
The NCSE is troubled, but this just sounds like solid science. I’m all for critical analysis of data, evaluating conclusions, and rigorous scientific inquiry.
“River Rights” Would Impede Human Thriving
If the current trend continues, “river rights” will exert a tremendously destructive force.