Navigating this thing called life
Life isn’t easy and we all need help and guidance from time to time.
Life isn’t easy and we all need help and guidance from time to time.
Why I think Humanists need to stop obsessing about Atheism.
The Humanist magazine had a great article in it recently from Sikivu Hutchinson. (See: http://thehumanist.com/magazine/may-june-2014/up-front/who-wants-to-be-a-rocket-scientist-race-gender-and-the-stem-divide ) I think it is right on and it’s the sort of conversation we need to be having as Humanists.
Simply put – people believing in religion is not our biggest most pressing problem! Discrimination against atheists happens, and we need to come out and deal with it. But is that a Humanist problem? Yes – but only because it’s a human rights issue.
What exactly is the difference between a Humanist, an atheist or another non-religious person?
My morals are the only thing keeping me from becoming a pastor and exploiting gullibility for profit.
OK – I didn’t come up with this graphic, but I’ve definitely struggled with it. And judging by how well this meme was received on Facebook – I’m not the only one.
Pretty much every atheist or humanist I know has considered starting a religion because there is a lot of money to be made in the religion business.
How do you deal with forced group prayer situations without being an inconsiderate jerk?