People who equate a small collection of cells with a baby evidence a very modern world view, one which places an abstraction in front of concrete reality.  This elevation of abstraction is a defining feature of the modern world, one taking many forms. Modern science is modernity’s most successful expression of this principle.  But in…

As I was reading some comments on the post immediately below, a “devilish” question came to mind… From a Christian anti-abortion point of view, if it is a human being, does a fetus have original sin?  Or is it without sin entirely? Or does it sin in the womb?  If so, how?

Lest we forget the deep hypocrisy of so many who claim to be pro-life, a timely reminder of a woman who died because doctors refused to treat her since doing so might harm a first trimester fetus. Not all pro-life people fall in this category, but it is fascinating to wonder why so very many…

Books can be great in several ways.  Some encapsulate the spirit of their time.  Some grow in profundity, as the reader returns to them again and again, marveling at how much the author is saying that had been missed in earlier encounters.  Some make break-throughs in established fields of knowledge.  And some, a very few,…

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