It is a modern conceit that if we do not identify the unprovable first principles in our life, we have no religion. Religion, says this conceit, is something that others have. We have truth. All of us ...
The invention of the telescope was more important than that of the steam engine, the transistor, the internet, or artificial intelligence. The telescope changed humankind’s understanding of the world.
A few months ago, a group called Humanists International updated their "defining statement of World Humanism." Though they explicitly state that the statement "is not a creed," it is -- and it serves ...
Because it can be difficult to define one’s worldview, I want to explore a particular term: non-denominational. In any context when you don’t know the exact terminology, it’s tricky figuring out how ...
The topic of "humanism," or the evidence-based value system dedicated to freeing the mind and healing the planet, will be discussed in Davenport this weekend at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation ...
Through this framework, he shows how humanism today can offer something of the ceremony and symbolic depth of traditional ...
As humanism has tried to define itself over the years, one of the biggest challenges has been to develop an “elevator pitch” – a quick explanation that effectively explains humanism to the uninitiated ...
War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced this week that he wants to reform the military chaplain program to strip "secular humanism" out of the messaging. "Our chaplains are chaplains, not emotional ...
Religion has framed and shaped much of human culture. The belief that there are supernatural forces or powerful deities pervading nature, or the proposition that a supreme Creator God rules the ...