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Evolution vs. Naturalism: Why they are like Oil and Water

Evolution vs. Naturalism: Why they are like Oil and Water – Alvin Plantinga

Although advocates of evolutionary naturalism proclaim that Christian and even theistic belief is bankrupt and foolish, the shoe is rather on the other foot: it is evolutionary naturalism that cannot rationally be accepted.

Alvin Plantinga is John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, U.S.A.

Practice Makes Perfect: At what cost to humanity?

Practice Makes Perfect: At what cost to humanity? - Ryan T. Anderson

A review of three deeply flawed books on human enhancement by biotechnological means.

© The Weekly Standard

Gifts of the Body

Gifts of the Body - Gilbert Meilaender

Is it right to Increase the supply of organs for transplant by providing financial incentives or by providing a market for their sale?

© New Atlantis

Human Dignity and Public Bioethics

Human Dignity and Public Bioethics - Gilbert Meilander

On the use and abuse of the language of human dignity in contemporary debates on bioethical issues: an American perpective

© New Atlantis

Catholic Social Thought and Modern Liberal Democracy

Catholic Social Thought and Modern Liberal Democracy - Thomas W. Smith

How might proponents of Catholic social thought persuade citizens of the United States to take the Church’s social teaching seriously?

Embryonic Debate: A Reply to William Saletan...

Embryonic Debate - Robert P. George & Christopher Tollefsen

A Reply to William Saletan, liberal bioethics writer, former embryo.

We thank Saletan for his review of Embryo and commend him for focusing (for the most part) on just the right question: Is the human embryo a whole living member of the species Homo sapiens—a human being—in the earliest stage of his or her natural development? We say yes, that is exactly what a human embryo is; he says no. The question is not metaphysical or religious, but rather scientific. But it is a scientific question with profound moral consequences for those who believe, as we do, and as we are sure Saletan does, in the profound, inherent, and equal dignity of all members of the human family. So we urge readers to consider what Saletan has said, what we have said in reply, and to consult any of the major textbooks in human embryology to determine who has gotten the science right. It is worth the effort, for what is ultimately at stake, if we are right, is a true moral nightmare: “the mass production, exploitation, and destruction of human embryos".

Book Review: "Flat Earth News"

Riots, Terrorism etc - by John Lanchester

A review of Nick Davies's book Flat Earth News.

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