to read "Humanism and Its Aspirations," the third Humanist Manifesto, click below. you'll also find links to the AHA site and the UN World Food Programme's FreeRice game.
feel free to submit posts or questions at any time! this blog is a safe zone.
it’s a pretty good explanation…
Contradictions in the Bible. by Project Reason.
The Flock
Everything about Christianity is contained in the pathetic image of ‘the flock.’
Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, ‘10
What some believe – What humanists think http://bit.ly/LfOtYH
Highly religious people are less motivated by compassion than are non-believers
argumentative-atheist submitted:
“Love thy neighbor” is preached from many a pulpit. But new research from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that the highly religious are less motivated by compassion when helping a stranger than are atheists, agnostics and less religious people.
I’ve already posted this, but I get the feeling you’ll get it further than I do :PThese kinds of studies always fascinate me. Sociology is really interesting. I think it’s encouraging to know that there is a lot of evidence for people not needing a god to be good. Thanks for the submission!
-Allyson
Question for you, followers!
If you have religious family members, how do you feel about participating in holiday celebrations with them? Do you celebrate secularly, boycott, play along to make your relatives happy…?
