Speaker: Wesley Smith

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 6, 2020

Categorized
Ethics

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__edited, __repeat, Animal Rights, Bioethics, human dignity, human exceptionalism, human rights, moral nature, PETA, The War on Humans, Universal Human Rights, War on Humans}

Let’s Champion Human Exceptionalism, Pt. 1

_{Wesley J. Smith

November 6, 2020

Ethics}

On this ID the Future from the vault, bioethicist Wesley J. Smith discusses his book The War on Humans, also adapted as a documentary film. Smith discusses what makes humans unique among the creatures of the earth, and why it matters: “Universal human rights are at stake. The intrinsic dignity of human life is at stake. The understanding of our unique place in the world, both in terms of our value and in terms of obligation, they are at stake.” Listen in. For more information about the digital book and the documentary, visit waronhumans.com.

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Author
Stephen C. Meyer

Date
April 10, 2020

Categorized
Science

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__edited, __repeat}

Anti-Human Science: Stephen C. Meyer and Wesley J. Smith on the March for Science

_{Stephen C. Meyer

April 10, 2020

Science}

On this episode of ID the Future from the vault, listen in as Wesley J. Smith and Stephen C. Meyer answer questions at a Washington D.C. event entitled “March for Science or March for Scientism? Understanding the Real Threats to Science in America.” Listen in as they discuss the politicization of science, and how these ideas are anti-human.

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 20, 2020

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__edited, __repeat}

Wesley J. Smith on the March for Science and Rights Gone Wild

_{Wesley J. Smith

March 20, 2020}

On this episode of ID the Future from the vault, hear Wesley J. Smith’s talk given this April at the March for Science or March for Scientism? Understanding the Real Threats to Science in America event hosted by Discovery Institute and the Heritage Foundation. Listen in as he discusses how science has been conflated with ethics and talks about animal and plant rights.

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 21, 2019

Tagged
__edited, __repeat, Featured}

The War on Humans: Q&A with Wesley J. Smith and John West

_{Wesley J. Smith

June 21, 2019}

On this episode of ID The Future from the vault, we’re featuring clips of questions and answers with Wesley J. Smith and John West from the premiere of The War on Humans documentary. Smith and West briefly answer questions about the threat of the fringe element of the radical animal rights movement; the advance of animal rights proponents political agenda; and the regulatory process that is creeping towards scientism.

AI head, robotic artificial intelligence machine face. Glowing lights, yellow LEDs. Front view. 3d render

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 10, 2019

Categorized
Neuroscience and Mind

Tagged
aging, Elon Musk, Eugenics, human exceptionalism, immortality, Materialism, Ray Kurzweil, singularity, transhumanism, utopianism, Zoltan Istvan}

Wesley J. Smith on the Transhumanist Wasteland

_{Wesley J. Smith

April 10, 2019

Neuroscience and Mind}

On this episode of ID the Future, Emily Kurlinski interviews bioethicist, author, and Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Wesley J. Smith on transhumanism. It’s a technology-driven anti-aging effort to create a post-human species with advanced intelligence, brain-computer interfaces, and even immortality. Built on zeal and desperation to defeat death, it’s a quasi religion, except with no plan or apparent interest in cultivating a more wise and loving human species — which, Smith argues, makes it more dangerous than it might at first appear.

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
December 12, 2018

Tagged
__edited, authoritarian government, authoritarian province, authoritarian states, Bioethics, Euthanasia, homicide, hospice, medical assistance in dying, mental illness, Ontario, palliative care, Physician Assisted Suicide, right to life, terminal illness}

Canada: Physician-Assisted Suicide Devolves to Physicians Being Forced to Commit Homicide

_{Wesley J. Smith

December 12, 2018}

On this episode of ID the Future, bioethicist Wesley J. Smith exposes the horror of “Medically Assistance in Dying” (MAi/D) in Canada. Worse than physician-assisted suicide, this is medical homicide. Hospitals are even advertising it. Doctors in at least one province have no choice but to be complicit in these killings, or else leave their specialties or even quit medicine altogether. Will MAiD come to America, too?

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 28, 2018

Tagged
__edited, abortion, Bioethics, cloning, Dolly the sheep, eggs, embryonic stem cell research, ESCR, Ethics, fetal egg cells, human cloning, human embryos, induced pluripotent stem cell process, pluripotent stem cells, somatic cell nuclear transfer}

Wesley J. Smith on Human Cloning Hidden under Jargon

_{Wesley J. Smith

November 28, 2018}

On this episode of ID the Future, bioethicist Wesley J. Smith speaks with host Dean Abbott about the arrival of human cloning. While significant barriers remain that will slow its development as far as human-cloned babies and adults, ethical constraints still depend only on scientists’ restraint — a “thin reed to stand on.” Human cloning research is underway even now, under cover of scientific jargon to obscure what’s going on, Smith says. Are we ready for this? Please consider donating to support the IDTF Podcast.

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
November 7, 2018

Tagged
__edited, equal rights, human cloning, human equality, human exceptionalism, human rights, moral agency, moral duties, moral worth, slavery, stem cells}

Wesley J. Smith: Human Cloning, Human Exceptionalism, Human Rights (and Wrongs)

_{Wesley J. Smith

November 7, 2018}

On this episode of ID the Future, Dean Abbott hosts Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Wesley J. Smith in a conversation about human cloning, human exceptionalism, and human rights. Smith explains some of the reasons behind the drive toward human cloning, and places the error of that thinking in historic context of some of the worst ethical mistakes humans have made down through history. It’s all about forgetting who we are as human beings.

China’s Dark Path to Eugenics: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

_{Wesley J. Smith

December 6, 2017}

On this episode of ID The Future, host Tod Butterfield talks with Discovery Senior Fellow Wesley J. Smith about the use and abuse of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) in China. Smith delves into the initially humane reasons for PGD, but notes how PGD is being used to advance the dark agenda of eugenics. Smith argues that the international community needs to take a leading role in defending the dignity of all human life. Otherwise, he says, China—with its abhorrent record on human rights—may set the standard for the rest of the world.

What Does Gene-editing with CRISPR Portend for Bioethics?

_{Wesley J. Smith

November 15, 2017}

On this episode of ID The Future, Sarah Chaffee talks with bioethicist Wesley Smith about the gene-editing technique known as CRISPR. Smith describes it briefly and discusses its larger implication for bioethics.