Editor’s welcome
Since our last issue, the political pendulum has swung decisively back to populism away from progressivism. Most humanists are united in...
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David Warden
2 days ago5 min read
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...
Amar S
2 days ago3 min read
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...
George Askwith
2 days ago2 min read
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...
David Warden
2 days ago3 min read
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...
Maggie Hall
2 days ago1 min read
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
2 days ago2 min read
Media Watch
By Maggie Hall “Explaining Atheism” (BBC Radio 4 “Sunday”) A team of researchers from a programme called Explaining Atheism , led by...
Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson
2 days ago1 min read
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...
David Warden
2 days ago8 min read
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”...
Anthony Lewis
2 days ago10 min read
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?
Aaron the Humanist
2 days ago5 min read
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...
David Warden
2 days ago8 min read
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...
Derek Dempsey
2 days ago7 min read
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...
George Askwith
2 days ago5 min read
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...
David Warden
2 days ago9 min read
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...
Maggie Hall
2 days ago9 min read
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...
Aaron the Humanist
2 days ago4 min read
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...
Baluku Shafik Siriwayo
2 days ago2 min read
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...
John Glazer
2 days ago3 min read
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...
Barry Newman
2 days ago6 min read
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...
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