Human Exceptionalism
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsLife and Dignity with Wesley J. Smith
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Episodes
Will We REALLY Kill Alzheimer's Patients?
October 06, 2017 16:27Will the United States follow the lead of other countries who have put into law the most radical euthanasia policies?
Will We REALLY Kill Alzheimer’s Patients?
October 06, 2017 16:07 - 8 minutes - 6.25 MBWill the United States follow the lead of other countries who have put into law the most radical euthanasia policies?
How the Media Promotes “Some” Suicides
September 20, 2017 14:51Should we be working to prevent all suicide, or should we support and encourage "some" suicides?
What If There Was Another Polio Epidemic?
September 06, 2017 13:26To what extent should efforts be made to work for the healing of those with significant illnesses, like polio, rather than letting them die with assistance?
What's Love Got to do With Transhumanism?
August 04, 2017 14:23Wesley introduces the Transhumanists and then explains what is wrong with their desire to increase human intelligence.
What’s Love Got to do With Transhumanism?
August 04, 2017 14:20 - 8 minutes - 8.08 MBWesley introduces the Transhumanists and then explains what is wrong with their desire to increase human intelligence.
Whose Baby is Charlie Gard, Anyway?
July 19, 2017 02:53Who should decide what is best for a child, the parents or medical professionals and the state?
Three Culture of Death Tipping Points
July 01, 2017 03:54How did our society become so accepting of a culture of death - from Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Terri Schiavo, and Planned Parenthood?
Rivers Declared to be “Persons”
June 14, 2017 01:51Should aspects of nature be given the same kind of rights as human beings?
Pro-Lifers: Get Out of Medicine!
May 20, 2017 20:43Returning to the podcast after a personal break, Wesley ask, "Can doctors and other healthcare providers be forced to provide medical proceeds, like abortions, when it goes against their convictions?"
Assisted Suicide Right for the Institutionalized Mentally Ill
November 24, 2016 21:39Is euthanasia really the best way to alleviate the suffering of those dealing with serious mental illness?
“Animal Rights” Would Ban Pets
October 20, 2016 19:37Should animals and humans have the same rights? How best should we care for animals in a humane way without confusing the value of the two?
How Assisted Suicide Advocacy Hurts the Sick
August 30, 2016 14:54Wesley J. Smith shares the story of his friend, Robert Salamanca, who died peacefully with dignity of ALS.
It's Time to Debate “Brave New World”
August 11, 2016 23:05Are we living in the "Brave New World" of Aldous Huxley?
It’s Time to Debate “Brave New World”
August 11, 2016 22:45 - 7 minutes - 5.54 MBAre we living in the "Brave New World" of Aldous Huxley?
Religious Conscience Unwelcome in Healthcare
July 26, 2016 18:08Will healthcare providers who hold to the sanctity of human life be allowed work in the emerging secular society?
Even The Worst MDs Can Be Suicide Doctors
July 10, 2016 20:09Do "doctors of death" need any specialized training to diagnosis and prescribe lethal drugs to patients who want to die?
More Than in God's Image
June 24, 2016 03:11What is the best way to defend the exceptional nature of human beings?
More Than in God’s Image
June 24, 2016 03:00 - 6 minutes - 6.48 MBWhat is the best way to defend the exceptional nature of human beings?
Words With the Power to Kill
June 06, 2016 21:10Do the words that we use to describe the various stages and conditions of human life really matter?
Redefining “Death” Would Unleash Great Evil
May 31, 2016 02:10Does it matter how "death" is defined, and who defines it?
Even Materialists Crave Religion
May 13, 2016 19:56Is the desire for meaning and purpose exclusive to those who are religious, or do all human beings long for something more?
Scientists Promote Human UNexceptionalism
April 27, 2016 16:11Is human life exceptional when compared to the animal kingdom? Some scientists do not think so!
Euthanasia and Organ Harvesting
April 09, 2016 01:35Should a human life be ended just so we can harvest their organs for another person's use? It might be closer than you think!
The Walking Dead
April 01, 2016 00:45Does it matter what happens to our bodies after we die? The Orthodox Christian faith says, "Yes!"
“Remembrance of Death” Can Overcome “Death Obsession”
March 16, 2016 02:35Why is our culture obsessed with death, and how can remembrance of death help us to overcome it?
Canada and the Right to Die
March 16, 2016 02:34Is the "right to die" more important than religious liberty?
What Euthanasia Enthusiasts Really Want
March 15, 2016 01:57What do euthanasia enthusiasts really want? To eliminate suffering of any kind by eliminating the sufferer.
Mainstreaming Animal Personhood
March 01, 2016 03:53Should animals have the same rights of "personhood" as humans?
Why We Don't Get Along
January 28, 2016 03:57Wesley demonstrates how the West is increasingly incapable of engaging in true debate, achieving broadly agreeable consensuses or finding middle-ground compromises about the most important controversies that vex us.
Why We Don’t Get Along
December 26, 2015 21:39 - 8 minutes - 8.11 MBWesley demonstrates how the West is increasingly incapable of engaging in true debate, achieving broadly agreeable consensuses or finding middle-ground compromises about the most important controversies that vex us.
Environmental Protection, Yes. “Nature Rights,” No.
December 08, 2015 15:12The once ludicrous notion that ecological protection and fighting climate change require according legally enforceable human-style rights to nature is becoming more mainstream within the environmental movement. Wesley J. Smith examines the consequences.
You Are NOT an Ape
November 17, 2015 14:29Even if we came about through purely materialistic and Darwinian means, it is self-evident that something happened to make us so remarkably distinct from every other known life form.
Transhumanism
November 13, 2015 22:58Wesley discusses "transhumanism"—what is quickly becoming the world's newest religion, offering adherents the kind of hope once within the exclusive province of faith and without the humbling concept of an omnipotent God to whom one owes prayer and thanksgiving.
Say No to Validated Suicide
October 22, 2015 02:00Supporting another's self-destruction is not a compassionate or morally neutral act.
Why Our Medical Elite Support Planned Parenthood
October 09, 2015 02:49If you think it is respectable to consider babies, whether born or unborn, to be an inferior stage of human life, you can easily come to think that they have few rights that fully developed persons are bound to respect.
Life Is a Cabaret, Old Chum
September 22, 2015 13:35Yesterday's views of depredation have become today's banal norms.
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
September 12, 2015 00:24Once a culture accepts the fundamental premise of euthanasia consciousness, there is no way to limit doctor-administered death to those who are already at the end of their lives.
Prevent Medical Martyrdom
August 25, 2015 18:57Hippocratic pro-life medical professionals are increasingly being pressured to practice their science and art without regard to their personal faith or conscience beliefs.
Reflections On Planned Parenthood And Cecil The Lion
August 14, 2015 07:36Two items in the news lately have captured Wesley's attention.
Cecil the Lion
July 30, 2015 19:17The killing of Cecil the Lion is a bad thing. On a new "Human Exceptionalism," Wesley J. Smith explains why while differentiating between animal rights and animal welfare.
Introduction
July 06, 2015 19:42Wesley introduces his podcast, as well as the concept of human exceptionalism.