A new variation of James Rachels’s classic thought experiment against the distinction between killing and letting die from Chaos Pet: Well, who is really responsible? Bob? George? Both? Neither? Your Thoughts?
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong On Morality Without God
August 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
From Philosophy Bites, comes Walter Sinnott-Armstrong on Morality Without God. Sinnott-Armstrong is the editor of the spectacular series of volumes on moral psychology featuring essays featuring both philosophers and psychologists in interaction with each other. Now he has a new book out, Morality Without God. (via Atheist Media Blog) Your Thoughts?
Judge This: Outsourcing Pregnancy To India
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Logic, Numbers, and Mary’s Conception
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Is It Wrong To Advertize Abortion Services On TV?
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Is The Christians’ God Pro-Life?
July 30, 2009 By 4 Comments
Daniel Florian sums up the case that indeed he is not: Dear Pro-Lifer, Your God is not pro-life. You might find that statement surprising, but I know this from your own holy book. Despite what you may have been told, the Bible is not a pro-life document. It is, in many parts, pro-death. In one [...]
Peter Singer Argues We Must Ration Health Care
July 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
His article is long, here are just a few key pieces: In Britain, everyone has health insurance. In the U.S., some 45 million do not, and nor are they entitled to any health care at all, unless they can get themselves to an emergency room. Hospitals are prohibited from turning away anyone who will be [...]
Making It Illegal To Create Centaurs, Mermaids, and Spider-Man
July 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
Dammit. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) — an ardent anti-abortion activist — is worried that the Obama administration’s loosening of restrictions on stem cell research will result in the creation of a new race of bio-engineered “human-animal” hybrid freaks. Or beautiful mermaids. The bill — modeled on an inexplicably overlooked effort by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal [...]
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