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Category: Commentary

Commentary

James Croft: The Fierce Humanism of Amanda Gorman’s “Earthrise”

James Croft, Humanist and Leader of the Ethical Society of St. Louis, thinks that Amanda Gorman‘s poem “Earthrise” is “the finest Humanist poem ever written – and it was written …

Commentary / Conspiracy theory

Paul Braterman: We cannot ignore young Earth creationism conspiracy theory

Why creationism bears all the hallmarks of a conspiracy theory A replica of Noah’s Ark from the biblical tale at the Ark Encounter theme park in Kentucky. Lindasj22/Shutterstock Paul Braterman, …

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Greg Epstein: A truly inclusive vision of America recognizes the nonreligious, too

At our program earlier this month with Greg Epstein, the Humanist Chaplain at Harvard and MIT, he mentioned that he was writing an opinion piece for The Boston Globe on …

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  • “Humanity's first sin was faith; the first virtue was doubt.”
    by Mike Huben
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    by Greta Christina
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