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Denyse O'Leary
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July 17, 2026
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Do Cats Have Souls? Some Reflections

At the close of his article, Richard Stevens asks, “As humans have an immortal mind, might some animals have such a mind beyond biology, too?"
Denyse O'Leary
July 17, 2026
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Animal mind, Philosophy of Mind

We can’t do more than wonder but the main thing to see here is that the special position of humans might enable it.

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Wesley J. Smith
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July 12, 2026
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Ethics, Medicine and Health
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‘Death by Organ Donation’ Pushed in New England Journal of Medicine

Killing for organs can quickly become the primary reason for granting someone’s request to die “as a plum to society” (as I predicted back in 1993)
Wesley J. Smith
July 12, 2026
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Ethics, Medicine and Health
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July 11, 2026
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Claims for a Multiverse Violate Basic Logic

Michael Egnor: To account for the fine-tuning of our universe, many thinkers claim, without evidence, that there are innumerable universes. But they won’t accept the existence of God
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July 11, 2026
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Cosmology
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Multiverse Meanderings: Exploring Alternate Realities
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Robert J. Marks
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July 6, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, History
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Superintelligence? AI’s History vs. the Myth

Here is the history in a nutshell outlining how we got to where we are today.
Robert J. Marks
July 6, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, History
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Evolution of Technology: From Early Computers to Modern AI Advancements
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Wesley J. Smith
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July 5, 2026
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Ethics, Medicine and Health, Religion
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Anglican Church of Canada: Pastoral Liturgies Blessing Euthanasia

This will be of no consequence to those who are not believers. But for Christians throughout history, blessing euthanasia would be a most profound scandal
Wesley J. Smith
July 5, 2026
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Ethics, Medicine and Health, Religion
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Charles Thaxton and Stephen C. Meyer
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July 4, 2026
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On Our 250th Anniversary, There Is a Battle for America’s Soul

The most impassioned appeals for human rights by politicians and scientists mean nothing if they have abandoned their belief in the distinctive dignity of man
Charles Thaxton and Stephen C. Meyer
July 4, 2026
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Ethics, Politics, Science
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