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Editor’s welcome
Since our last issue, the political pendulum has swung decisively back to populism away from progressivism. Most humanists are united in...
David Warden
Nov 30, 20242 min read
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Central London Humanists event on assisted dying
Christian Jensen, a member of Central London Humanists, hosted a lively online event on the topic of “Assisted Dying: Your Questions...
David Warden
Nov 30, 20245 min read
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Protecting liberal values: UK National Secular Society Annual Conference
Report by Amar S The National Secular Society held its annual conference on 19th October 2024. The theme of the conference was protecting...
Amar S
Nov 30, 20243 min read
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Faith to Faithless conference on apostasy
From Dr George Askwith, an active member of Faith to Faithless Faith to Faithless is Humanists UK’s specialist service supporting the...
George Askwith
Nov 30, 20242 min read
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Humanist groups annual gathering in London
Local humanist groups in England and Wales got together in London for their annual meeting on Saturday 5 October, hosted by Humanists UK...
David Warden
Nov 30, 20243 min read
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Brighton Humanists hosts Leo Igwe
By Maggie Hall In October, Brighton Humanists hosted a much looked-forward-to event featuring Leo Igwe, the stalwart Nigerian humanist...
Maggie Hall
Nov 30, 20241 min read
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Media Watch
By Maggie Hall “Explaining Atheism” (BBC Radio 4 “Sunday”) A team of researchers from a programme called Explaining Atheism , led by...
Maggie Hall
Nov 30, 20242 min read
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Do we need a new Enlightenment? Towards a synthesis between woke ideology and Enlightenment values.
With thanks to Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson for sharing this video with Humanistically Speaking . Lloyd is President of the New Enlightenment...
Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson
Nov 30, 20241 min read
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Assisted dying: are humanists allowed to dissent?
By David Warden In this article, David writes that the relief of intolerable suffering is a noble cause but merely focusing on “autonomy”...
David Warden
Nov 30, 20248 min read
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The cognitive processes that drive our values and beliefs
Our values and beliefs can hijack our very being and drive us to do great things but also to disaster. Can science help us understand?
Anthony Lewis
Nov 30, 202410 min read
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Gene Roddenberry’s golden vision: navigating ethics in our divided world
Aaron the Humanist A late arrival to the humanist family, class of 2014, Aaron has been a solid humanist for a whole decade now. What...
Aaron the Humanist
Nov 30, 20245 min read
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Why humanism should make its peace with conservative values
By David Warden In this article, David explains the social psychology concept of “threat amplification” and he appeals for humanists to...
David Warden
Nov 30, 20248 min read
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Does AI come with built-in values and ethics?
By Derek Dempsey Derek Dempsey is a highly-experienced industry consultant and former academic specialising in applied AI, machine...
Derek Dempsey
Nov 30, 20247 min read
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Are values and ethics a luxury only the wealthy can afford?
By Dr George Askwith George is a member of our editorial team and a volunteer for Faith to Faithless, which is Humanists UK's programme...
George Askwith
Nov 30, 20245 min read
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Humanist reactions to the US Election: is Donald Trump really a fascist?
By David Warden In this article, David highlights humanist reactions to the re-election of Donald Trump, including the American Humanist...
David Warden
Nov 30, 20249 min read
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The “Permissive Society” in Britain: how social and legal reforms of the past led to today’s liberal moral values
By Maggie Hall Maggie is a former Chair of Brighton Humanists, a member of the Humanists UK Dialogue Network, and a Humanists UK School...
Maggie Hall
Nov 30, 20249 min read
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Bah humbug: why I don’t do Christmas
By Aaron the Humanist As it's the season of peace and goodwill to mankind and all that nonsense, Aaron asks our readers: Do you do...
Aaron the Humanist
Nov 30, 20244 min read
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The role of parents in children’s rights violations
By Baluku Shafik Siriwayo Shafik is a 16-year-old student at Isaac Newton High School, a humanist school in Kateera, near Masaka, which...
Baluku Shafik Siriwayo
Nov 30, 20242 min read
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Driverless cars and the ethics of mass redundancies
By John Glazer John is an enthusiastic advocate of electric cars and a realist about the likelihood of driverless vehicles appearing on...
John Glazer
Nov 30, 20243 min read
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Can moral philosophy help humanists to solve moral dilemmas?
By Barry Newman Barry is a retired intensive care consultant and a Humanists UK accredited schools speaker. In this article, he outlines...
Barry Newman
Nov 30, 20246 min read
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