The Great Ape Project Monkeys Around With Human Rights
Why grant apes rights? On this episode of What It Means to Be Human, Discovery Institute senior f...
What It Means to Be Human · Wesley Smith
December 9, 20087m 50s
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Why grant apes rights? On this episode of What It Means to Be Human, Discovery Institute senior fellow Wesley J. Smith exposes the radical Great Ape Project, which seeks a UN declaration welcoming apes into “a community of equals” with humans. The point is not animal welfare, but to break the species barrier and destroy the unique status of humanity, completely transforming Western civilization. What could the Great Ape Project, championed by infanticide proponent Peter Singer and anti-religious crusader Richard Dawkins, hope to accomplish? Listen in and find out.
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bioethicshumanrightsexceptionalismculturesocietyequalitydawkinssinger