Bush is… Obama is not…?

While I have been a distant observer of all things Bush for the last five years, having lived in Taiwan during that time, I have noticed one theme in particular. Bush is criticized by his many critics (fittingly) for being a talking suit of his party, an elite son of big money. He is also [...]

The Intentional Pro-Lifer

[Hello, my name is Elliot. This is my first post here. I'm honored. The following is a slightly modified version of a post I had on my blog, FCA, and which caught Dr. Liccione's interest as part of a larger series of posts I did on abortion. I would like to add a supplement to [...]

Rebutting the Pelosi anti-catechism

The Speaker of the House apparently has her own account of Catholic teaching on the subject of abortion. At least she is to be credited for tackling the philosophical and theological issues instead of dodging them like St. Barack, who professed it was “above my pay grade.” She is to be credited for courage because [...]

Me and My Zygote

Bill Vallicella of Maverick Philosopher has asked for assessments of an argument by Barry Smith and Berit Brogaard to the effect that zygotes are not substantially the same as the successor entitites that they (apparently) develop into. Bill summarizes the argument as follows:
1. The unicellular zygote is predestined to undergo fission.
2. Whatever undergoes fission ceases [...]