Author: Jonathan Wells
Is It a Boy or a Girl?
Parents with a new baby are almost always asked, “Is it a boy or a girl?” And the answer is almost always one or the other.
At What Point In Its Development Can a Human Being Feel Pain?
Peter Singer has argued that animals, like humans, deserve protection because of their ability to suffer.
Why Should a Baby Live?
My title is adapted from a 2012 article by two philosophers, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva.
Evolutionary Theory Might Explain…a Deadly Disease
Psychiatrist Randolph Nesse, a leader in this movement for “Darwinian medicine,” would require “questions about evolution in medical licensing examinations.”
Textbooks Still Misrepresent the Origin of Life
After 2000, some textbooks were corrected, but in many cases the corrections were minor and the books continued to perpetuate the misrepresentations.