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 ...

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 ...

DENVER, CO, U.S.A., April 11, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Jefferson Humanists and Secular Hub, chapters of the American Humanist Association, are pleased to welcome ...

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.

Few people realize it, but secular humanism – the progressive crusade to improve life for all – may be the chief driving force of western civilization. Humanism means helping people, and secular means ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

While I agree with the sentiment expressed in the Feb. 7 letter by Charles Kunce (" 'Bickering' is actually healthy debate"), healthy debates have merit and meaning only when both sides are making ...