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The mission of Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism is to affirm and uphold the intrinsic nature of human dignity, liberty, and equality. In resistance to a growing movement against unique human personhood, we aim to revitalize a commitment to the traditional Western view of human rights and human responsibilities — summed up by the term “human exceptionalism.” Read more

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Sam Brownback on the Connection Between Religious Freedom and Human Rights

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September 16, 2024
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In the modern era, religious freedom — the ability to live and act according to one's faith — has been seen as a profoundly important human right. To a disturbing degree, that is no longer true. No one has put more thought into this urgent matter of human freedom than my guest today, Sam Brownback.

Falun Gong Member Whose Organs Were Harvested Proves China’s Guilt: Wesley J. Smith; September 12, 2024; 5

In Speaker Choices, American Academy of Pediatrics Shows Its Gender Ideological Colors: Wesley J. Smith; September 11, 2024; 3

Medical Journal Article: Replace SNAP Benefits with Cash: Wesley J. Smith; September 9, 2024; 2

‘Nonmedical’ Assisted Suicide This Way Comes: Wesley J. Smith; September 6, 2024; 4

Why Transhumanism Is Unrealistic and Immoral: Wesley J. Smith; September 4, 2024; 7

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Sam Brownback on the Connection Between Religious Freedom and Human Rights

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Sam Brownback
September 16, 2024}

Steven J. Buri on the Pro-Human Mission of Discovery Institute

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June 17, 2024}

For the last Humanize episode of the season, I thought it would be edifying to explore how Discovery Institute's institutional programs dovetail with the work of the Center on Human Exceptionalism. Who better to ask than our intrepid president, Steven J. Buri?

Robert J. Marks II and Zoltan Istvan on the Promise — or Threat — of Artificial Intelligence

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Robert J. Marks II and Zoltan Istvan
May 6, 2024}

In this episode of Humanize, Wesley focuses on AI — artificial intelligence. Are we on the verge of an era if incalculable human progress because of the power of AI? Or are we threatened with being made obsolete and perhaps extinguished in an age of intelligent machines? Or, perhaps, a combination of both? The program features two experts who have different perspectives on these issues. Dr. Robert J Marks II is an AI enthusiast. An electrical engineer, Marks is the Distinguished Professor of Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Baylor University. His research supporters include NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the National Institutes of Health, the Army Research Lab, and the Office of Naval Research. He has consulted for Microsoft, and …