This month has seen an election in the UK, and a change in government. And while it’s true that skepticism as a toolset should remain politically neutral, that isn’t to say there is no role for a skeptical view of politics, or that politics is wholly separate from skepticism. Politics is relevant to everything, because […]
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While theists often focus on their relationship with gods and connected spirits, non-theists focus on our relationship with others and the impact of our connected actions. But we must not neglect our own well-being and the need to care for ourselves mentally, physically, and emotionally. Self-care may sound selfish, as it puts oneself before others
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Journeys to Humanism, theHumanist.com’s regular series, features real stories from humanists in our community. From heartwarming narratives of growth, to more difficult journeys, our readers open up about their experiences coming to humanism. Josh Kellar Belton, TX, USA My journey away from Christianity and towards humanism has been a profound and transformative experience, marked by
In February 2014, the American Humanist Association created an innovative newsletter, theHumanist.com, as a digital companion to the Humanist print magazine. In announcing the first edition of the new weekly publication and online hub, then-editor Jennifer Bardi wrote about the origins and ambitions for the newsletter. Anyone who rides a commuter bus or train in
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One of my best friends, Woody Kaplan, died recently. I miss him. He was my age when he died. I turned eighty-two on June 14, 2024. I’m in pretty good shape for my age, partly because most people my age are dead. The other parts are having a happy marriage and regular physical exercise. I
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For me, 2024 has been characterised by stress. I do too much. I run a skeptics in the pub group with events and socials, a magazine, a podcast, a conference, I give talks at skeptics in the pub groups all over the country, I do undercover investigations that I sometimes travel to. I have a
July 26th, 2024 will mark the 34th anniversary of the passage of a pivotal piece of American law in defense of and for the dignity of disabled people: the Americans with Disabilities Act, otherwise known as ADA. It is due to this that many participate in an observation of Disability Pride Month during July. The
This article originally appeared in The Skeptic, Volume 2, Issue 6, from 1988. In 1850 a French inventor made a discovery he believed would revolutionise communications. With his insights the electric telegraph would become obsolete overnight. He predicted instantaneous communication around the globe — at the time an extraordinary idea, since wireless telegraphy would not
