This Blog considers assisted suicide/euthanasia, bioethics, human cloning, biotechnology, radical environmentalism, and the dangers of animal rights/liberation. My views expressed here, as in my books and other writings, reflect my understanding that the philosophy of human exceptionalism is the bedrock of universal human rights. Or, to put it another way: human life matters. (The opinions expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of any organization with which I am affiliated.)
SHS just had one of its all time best weeks. More than 5000 people from all around the world came by to "set a spell." I am very gratified and will continue to strive to make the sight interesting and find stories for us to ponder that affect the human future. Thanks to all.
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posted by Wesley J. Smith @ 10:25 PM
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In less than a year when I began keeping track, visitors to Secondhand Smoke have increased from 10,000 to the just hit 15,000-plus visitors each month. I am most pleased. Granted, it isn't a Little Green Footballs or a Daily Kos, but I am happy.
The issues with which we grapple here are among the most important the world faces. I deeply appreciative everyone who takes the time to stop by here and who ponder the issues of human exceptionalism, intrinsic human worth, bioethics, assisted suicide, animal liberation, slavery, and the other matters covered here. And I wish to reeiterate a point I have made before about how impressed I almost always am by the thoughtfulness of the commenters here--and the courtesy with which people debate--an attribute too often lacking in the cybersphere. I will keep striving to find stories of interest and to find ways to make the site fresh and worthy of your important time. Thanks again to all.
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posted by Wesley J. Smith @ 9:15 AM
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I am a Senior Fellow in Human Rights and Bioethics at the Discovery Institute and the author of 12 books, including A Rat Is A Pig Is A Dog Is A Boy, which is relevant to the issues considered by this blog.
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