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Accepting Your Existence

Accepting Existence:

What do nihilism and existentialism have to do with Humanism?

Humanism is a choice

I get asked a lot of questions. Often times they are people who are trying to prove to me that Humanism is a flawed philosophy. I’m not sure what they hope to accomplish. Sometimes I think people are genuinely struggling to make sense of the big existential questions and they don’t know how to solve the problems they have identified as existentially important.
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Spiritual Malpractice

Spiritual Malpractice

Why meaning well isn’t enough. When it comes to helping people overcome adversity – this could be a matter of life and death and if you don’t know what you are doing you can make matters worse.

Not all religious belief is harmless. Some causes real harm and damage

I’ve been doing a lot of interviews lately on bullying: specifically on how to get bullying to stop using operant conditioning. While most of the people I do panel discussions all know what they are talking about and are giving out advice that is based on sound science and proven best practices, there always seems to be someone whose approach is spiritual. Without exception, these “spiritual” helpers just want to share the “wisdom” they gained from being abused themselves. They teach the techniques that helped them survive the experience emotionally, but with scars.  The advice they give isn’t just bad, it’s dangerous.

Here is why.

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Because I said so - a lesson in Humanistic Parenting

Because I said so

Why kids not only have a right to know why there are rules, they need to know. A lesson in Humanistic Parenting.

Humanistic Parenting - discipline with reason, not fear

I am a Humanist parent. Recently I read an essay by Jon Rosemond, a parenting expert, who was talking about how important it is for a parent to say, “because I said so” to a child. His reasoning is that kids need to learn to respect authority because in the real world, they are going to need to obey authority. Also, he thinks kids aren’t capable of understanding an adult’s reasoning so there is no point in sharing your reasoning with a child.

Grrrrrrr

He’s wrong on both counts.
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More work needs to be done

More work needs to be done

As a mother and as a Humanist the following statistic is upsetting. We Humanists need to do more!

No child should ever be discarded


According to a study done last year (see: http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/07/12/515641/study-40-percent-of-homeless-youth-are-lgbt-family-rejection-is-leading-cause/?mobile=nc) 40% of homeless youth are LGBT and one of the main reasons they are homeless is because their family rejected them!

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The 4 Cs of Humanism - Defining Humanism

The 4 C’s of Humanism

Critical Thinking, Compassion, Courage, Commitment

Th 4 Cs' of Humanism

Defining Humanism is such a difficult thing to do. There is no easy way to say – this is what Humanism is and have that be the end of it. It is a life philosophy. It is vibrant and full of nuance, and that’s why it works so well. 

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