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August 31, 2018

Title: Is a River a Person?
Topic: Is a River a Person?

Discussed by Wesley J. Smith
with Discovery Institute (www.discovery.org)

Is a river a person? No – this is not a trick question! Four rivers, including the Amazon and Ganges, have been granted legal rights. Furthermore, over thirty US towns grant nature rights. But what are the purported “rights” of nature? And what will they do?

Wesley J. Smith is the Co-Chairman and Senior Fellow of Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism. Listen in as he explains what “profoundly subversive of Western values” are and how this new environmental craze can affect you.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Are courts “really” giving rights to rivers?

What does “sustainable” mean?

In what ways would nature rights undermine human progress?

What are possible economic effects of nature rights?

Can anyone file suit to claim a land should be protected?

How can we oppose nature rights in our communities?

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