Sinopsis
Life and Dignity with Wesley J. Smith - Wesley J. Smith discusses the importance of - and various threats to - the unique dignity and importance of human life from the context of living in a secular society.
Episodios
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Will We REALLY Kill Alzheimer’s Patients?
06/10/2017 Duración: 08minWill the United States follow the lead of other countries who have put into law the most radical euthanasia policies?
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How the Media Promotes “Some” Suicides
20/09/2017 Duración: 09minShould we be working to prevent all suicide, or should we support and encourage "some" suicides?
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What If There Was Another Polio Epidemic?
06/09/2017 Duración: 07minTo 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?
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What’s Love Got to do With Transhumanism?
04/08/2017 Duración: 08minWesley introduces the Transhumanists and then explains what is wrong with their desire to increase human intelligence.
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Whose Baby is Charlie Gard, Anyway?
19/07/2017 Duración: 08minWho should decide what is best for a child, the parents or medical professionals and the state?
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Three Culture of Death Tipping Points
02/07/2017 Duración: 08minHow did our society become so accepting of a culture of death - from Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Terri Schiavo, and Planned Parenthood?
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Rivers Declared to be “Persons”
14/06/2017 Duración: 07minShould aspects of nature be given the same kind of rights as human beings?
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Pro-Lifers: Get Out of Medicine!
21/05/2017 Duración: 08minReturning 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?"
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Assisted Suicide Right for the Institutionalized Mentally Ill
18/11/2016 Duración: 07minIs euthanasia really the best way to alleviate the suffering of those dealing with serious mental illness?
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“Animal Rights” Would Ban Pets
20/10/2016 Duración: 07minShould 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?
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How Assisted Suicide Advocacy Hurts the Sick
30/08/2016 Duración: 08minWesley J. Smith shares the story of his friend, Robert Salamanca, who died peacefully with dignity of ALS.
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It’s Time to Debate “Brave New World”
11/08/2016 Duración: 07minAre we living in the "Brave New World" of Aldous Huxley?
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Religious Conscience Unwelcome in Healthcare
26/07/2016 Duración: 08minWill healthcare providers who hold to the sanctity of human life be allowed work in the emerging secular society?
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Even The Worst MDs Can Be Suicide Doctors
08/07/2016 Duración: 07minDo "doctors of death" need any specialized training to diagnosis and prescribe lethal drugs to patients who want to die?
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More Than in God’s Image
24/06/2016 Duración: 06minWhat is the best way to defend the exceptional nature of human beings?
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Words With the Power to Kill
06/06/2016 Duración: 07minDo the words that we use to describe the various stages and conditions of human life really matter?
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Redefining “Death” Would Unleash Great Evil
27/05/2016 Duración: 07minDoes it matter how "death" is defined, and who defines it?
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Even Materialists Crave Religion
13/05/2016 Duración: 07minIs the desire for meaning and purpose exclusive to those who are religious, or do all human beings long for something more?
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Scientists Promote Human UNexceptionalism
27/04/2016 Duración: 08minIs human life exceptional when compared to the animal kingdom? Some scientists do not think so!
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Euthanasia and Organ Harvesting
09/04/2016 Duración: 07minShould a human life be ended just so we can harvest their organs for another person's use? It might be closer than you think!