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You're on the right track, Fred.
Humanism and atheism, by definition, do not exclude woo. As soon as people start writing manifestos and defining ethical norms, critical thinking goes out the window. Whether it's Jesus, Mao or crystals, you don't ha…
We have one branch of them in Sweden.
they name themselves Universalist Friends and are part of our local Swedish Quaker Meeting.
Unfortunately the Universalists among Quakers are deeply into Post Modern cultural relativism.
You have your truth a…
Since folks have brought up the Quakers, you might be interested to know that there is a subgroup of humanists, atheists, and other freethinkers among the liberal Quakers (Friends):
http://www.nontheistfriends.org
Someone mentioned this earlier in the comments, but thanks for sharing!
I agree that Ethical Societies are the most welcoming for atheists. UU churches are not a bad runner-up, though. There was no Ethical Society where I grew up, but there was a U…
BTW, I should have mentioned that there is an Ethical Culture discussion group here on Atheist Nexus at:
http://www.atheistnexus.org/group/ethicalculture
And the Ethical Society Without Walls (ESWoW) is currently testing a new beta site with more…
While UU has always been a haven for humanists and other nontheists, it has started to tilt towards supernaturalism again as UU is noncreedal and not specifically nontheistic. If you are fortunate enough to be near an Ethical Society then I would su…
I like what Skylar set up as an example on how one can meet locally everwhere there are humanists, atheists, freethinkers ....
No need for group think at all. Individuals sharing their humanity.
I've taken the Belief-O-Matic survey on Beliefnet.com and while Secular Humanist is a 100% match, it did point out that UU and even a few others mentioned by others here were not far off. I was looking specifically to see if there was a group that p…
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- I am a graduate student in Penn State's Department of Educational Theory and Policy. I agree with T.H. Huxley that "[t]he foundation of morality is to ... give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and repeating unintelligible propositions about things beyond the possibilities of knowledge." In order for the human animal to live most effectively into the future, it must understand its biological and cultural development in its earthly and universal environment. This undertaking, though vast, must come about by the systematic exploration of everything available to us - from moss to the space shuttle, from cave painting to high concept film. Additionally, given that I am a U.S. citizen and a teacher, this provides us with the beneficial side effect of providing us with better tools for effective citizenship in a democratic republic.
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- At 9:44am on January 14, 2009,
joeyess said… - It is a strange and beautiful life. Thanks for your words of encouragement. In this crisis I will be surrounded by people of faith and god. My fears are not that I am alone in my non-belief, my fear is for my Dad and the pain that is sure to come his way.
I want to do for him what he did for me my whole life, alleviate his pain. I have yet to talk to the doctors who will be managing his care.
Maybe some insight is to be gleaned from them.
We live in a vast, beautiful, impersonal and awesome universe. We are part of a long process. And thru us, the process has become aware of itself. Painfully aware. Amazingly aware. Beautifully aware.
Thank you for your kind thoughts. I intend to lean on this community and the community of DailyKos for support thru this trying and scary time.
I have also found that there is very little in the way of a support system in place for the godless among us in times like these.
That has to change. There are many people just like us that go thru this very thing without a bit of help or relief that doesn't include what we don't and can't believe.
I'm going to do my part to set up a support system for the non-believer that is pre-grieving and grieving.
I have found a helpful set of remembrances:
The Five Remembrances
I am of the nature to grow old.
There is no way to escape growing old.
I am of the nature to have ill health.
There is no way to escape ill health.
I am of the nature to die.
There is no way to escape death.
All that is dear to me and everyone I love are of the nature to change.
There is no way to escape being separated from them.
My actions are my only true belongings.
I cannot escape the consequences of my actions.
My actions are the ground upon which I stand.
Thank you, Peter.
I'll talk to you again.
J.
- At 7:24am on August 5, 2008,
Calla said… - Hi there, and welcome to the Nexus Book Club :)
- At 9:06pm on August 4, 2008,
Jen Phillips said… - Hi Peter,
Your blog post on Evolution education is really great. Thank you for being such an articulate and committed advocate for science education!
J
- At 2:59pm on August 4, 2008,
Brad Feaker said… - Just read the post 'Local paper follows up on evolution education'. Here in Tennessee we are faced with some of the same issues. My son's current science teacher (7th grade) believes that evolution is important and is teaching accordingly. I am unsure what he will get next year. We need to fight to get solid biology (and science in general) standards placed in the curriculum rather than vague 'guidelines. Keep up the good reporting.
Brad
- At 2:52pm on August 4, 2008,
Brad Feaker said…
- Welcome Peter - hope you have found a home!
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Seems like you could be in danger of getting more than just your tongue stuck, to a dancing pole at the north pole . . .
Just be carefull... I had a similar discussion with my sisnlaw and it almost caused a big rift in my otherwise tightly nit family.
From the article Tommy cited.
"However, religious commentators have criticized Hawking's theorizing, saying he can never hope to explain what is essentially unexplainable."
Well doesn't that kind of invalidate their own "god" theory then? ;p
Anybody else read it? I love the basic premise, and being an atheist means I can appreciate the mythology and not get bent out of shape about the multiple deities.
Wyoming is better than the southeast, from what I've seen. It's still a solid red state, though. My big point was that there are no cities. The closest it has are Cheyenne and Casper, each of which are around 50,000 people.
The entire state barely…
I was in Panama City this past weekend, but I didn't have any free time. I was there for my brother-in-law's pinning. He was promoted to Major in the Air Force. The promotion ceremony was full of God and Jesus references, and the invocation was give…
I saw a video, or a blog post once that listed all the uncomfortable and illogical things that a person must do, according to Jesus' own words, in order to follow him. The list included hating your family, selling all your possessions, etc. I'm pret…
It's been almost a full day, and none of them have responded. I'm hoping that's the end of it, and they have bowed to my superior sophistry. ;-)
I sometimes wear the customary leather vest with the HOG Miami logo on the back but a closer look reveals the American Atheists and Freedom From Religion Foundation patches on the right rear side. My do-rag has a gold Atheist atom pin on the tail .…
Stephen Hawking: God Has No Role in Universe
LONDON (Sept. 2) -- Entering the ongoing debate between faith and science, renowned British scientist Stephen Hawking claims that modern physics has now proved that God played no role in the creation of…
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