Tag: human rights
We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident
On Independence Day, it’s appropriate to review the sources of our rights as citizens.
Medical Conscience Crisis Comes to Ireland
This is not only authoritarian — shattering the guarantees of religious liberty in virtually all existing human-rights accords — but could cause a significant brain drain.
Don’t Fear the Robots; Fear the Robot Philosophers
Believe it or not, many officially smart people think that (1) we are just computers made of meat, (2) computers will soon become conscious, or (3) both.
Join Us: Major Conference on Theistic Evolution, April 6-7 in Greater Philadelphia
Don’t miss a fascinating two-day discussion of human origins and the fossil record, human rights and human life, rebranded science and incoherent theology.
Rights Are Not about “Feelings”
Thomas Hills argues that we will accord human-style rights to robots because we will come to empathize with them.