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Center on Human Exceptionalism

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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The Push Has Started to Let Adults Have Sex With Adolescents

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May 26, 2023
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The potential associated consequences of intense sexual affairs with adults, such as emotional turmoil, unplanned pregnancies, and pressures to abort, are burdens against which all young people should be protected.

Scientists Urged to Aid ‘Rights of Nature’ in Science: Wesley J. Smith; May 20, 2023; 5

Bioethicists: Euthanasia Okay for ‘Unjust Social Conditions’: Wesley J. Smith; May 13, 2023; 5

Texas ‘Futile Care’ Law May Soon Be Less Authoritarian: Wesley J. Smith; May 12, 2023; 4

‘Galactic Wokeness?’: Wesley J. Smith; May 9, 2023; 3

Peter Singer Compares Abortion to Turning Off a Computer: Wesley J. Smith; May 2, 2023; 3

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Stephen B. Levine M.D. on the Science of Gender-Affirming Care

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Wesley J. Smith
May 22, 2023}

The United States has become the world’s most adamant promoter of what is now called “gender-affirming care” for children and adolescents who identify as being other than their born sex. This approach ranges from “social affirmation”—the use of preferred pronouns, for example—to “medical affirmation,” such as puberty blocking, to radical “surgical affirmation,” meaning mastectomies, facial feminization or masculinization cosmetic procedures, Read More ›

Dr. Gale L. Pooley on the Ideology of Scarcity and the Potential to Achieve “Super Abundance”

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Wesley J. Smith
May 8, 2023}

In his first term as California’s governor, Jerry Brown famously said back in 1975, “There is no free lunch. This is an era of limits and we all had better get used to it. Small is beautiful.” Was Brown right? These days, it seems that establishment thinking and most of the content on mainstream media believes it is so. Threats Read More ›

Todd Myers on Democratizing Environmentalism by ‘Thinking Small’

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April 10, 2023}

The environmental movement is growing ever-more extreme. Radical ideas such as granting rights to nature—including geological features like rivers, lakes, and glaciers—are gaining popularity as a means of “saving the planet.” But is there another way? Can we fulfill our human duty to be good stewards of the environment without undermining human exceptionalism and impeding our thriving? According to my Read More ›