Category Archives: Humanism

Blaming Darwin for the Holocaust

Posted on May 23, 2008

Ken at Open Parachute pointed out a post on Uncommon Descent that tried to show the absurdity of the claim that Darwin was necessary for the Holocaust. DaveScot pretended to call for papers that could be published in a science … Continue reading →

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Immoral Religion

Posted on May 8, 2008

Atheists are routinely asked if there can be morality without religion. I am pretty tired of this question because the influence of religion has created a lot of immorality. It is time to turn this question around: Can there be … Continue reading →

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U.S. Fertile Ground for Irrational Thinking?

Posted on March 4, 2008

Reading on the Frame Problem about yet another attempt of sneaking ID into classroom reminded me of a discussion I watched yesterday. Akeel Bilgrami, a philosopher at Columbia University, raised an interesting question during an interview on the Humanist Perspective … Continue reading →

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Musing about Paul Kurtz’s Ideas

Posted on February 22, 2008

In the latest issue of free inquiry, Paul Kurtz published an editorial about his idea for multi-secularism. Now, I know that Kurtz is a very important figure in the secular humanist movement. I certainly appreciate all the work he has … Continue reading →

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What is in a word?

Posted on February 17, 2008

Apparently, there’s a debate going on in the non-religious community about what we ought to call ourselves: atheists, humanists, freethinkers, brights, somethings… Since I’ve never really been too keen on labeling myself as something forever, I usually take the labels … Continue reading →

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