Bioethics, Animal Liberation, and the Threat to Human Exceptionalism: Why Being Human Matters

For those in the Seattle, WA area:

Featuring Discovery Sr. Fellow Wesley J. Smith, Part of the McNaughton Fellows Lecture Series

Discovery Senior Fellow Wesley J. Smith offers a lecture on what it means to be human. He is a prolific author and activist, and one of the nation's leading advocates for the value and sanctity of human life. His most recent book, Consumer's Guide to the Brave New World presents a clear-eyed vision of two potential futures: In the first, biotechnology will be a powerful tool to treat disease and improve the quality of our lives. But in another, darker scenario, we will be steered onto the path that Aldous Huxley and other prophetic writers first warned against fifty year ago. Two of his other books, Forced Exit and Culture of Death, examined assisted suicide and the biomedical industry respectively. He is currently working on a book critiquing the radical animal rights movement. Mr. Smith maintains an active schedule as a public speaker, publishes several stories and editorials per month, and blogs daily at Secondhand Smoke.

The event will be held Thursday, August 16 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at Discovery Institute, located in the Melbourne Tower at the corner of Third Avenue and Pike Street in downtown Seattle. Location is well served by Metro and public parking is accessible from the corner of Second Avenue and Pike Street. Refreshments will be provided. Suggested donation: $10.00

To register for this event, please contact Janet Markwardt at (206) 292-0401 ext. 111 or send email inquiries to janetm@discovery.org.