Tag: suffering
Bioethicists Okay Human Extinction to Eliminate Suffering
A few months ago, Oxford professor Roger Crisp opined that we might not want to stop a huge asteroid from hitting the Earth.
Dawkins: “Wise and Sensible” to Abort Babies with Down Syndrome
I have rarely seen a more vivid illustration of the lethal consequences of utilitarian thinking.
Doctor’s Diary: Till Death Do Us Part
When I was in charge of the Emergency Room at Los Angeles County Hospital, I saw many instances of near-death trauma, yet there was little complaint about pain.
To Ask “Where Is God in This Pandemic?” Is to Acknowledge that God Exists
The problem of theodicy is real, of course. We don’t always know or understand God’s ways.
Depressed Man Euthanized in Canada
I fear many will shrug and say, “The man wanted to die. What else is there to think about?”