Science Provides The Keys To Success In A Secular Life
As secular people, we know that there is no afterlife, and we need to make our lives successful in the here and now. At the same time, it’s important to be careful about the vast majority of success...
View ArticleWhat is the Meaning of Life for You?
“What is the meaning of life?” I struggled with this question throughout my teenage years and young adulthood. My parents tried to convey their meaning of life to me when I was a teenager. Yet my...
View ArticleIs God Needed For Finding Meaning and Purpose? Science Says No!
Caption: Image of man thinking about religion, courtesy of Cerina Gillilan. Imagine the following scenario: you have been raised in a deeply evangelical household. From an early age, your parents...
View ArticleLiving In Sin? Why Secular People Should Support Polyamory.
Mary, an electrician, and Bob, an administrative assistant, are happily married, and have been for 5 years. They met in their high school ninth-grade math class, where they sat at the same desk. Bob...
View ArticleWhat Do Politics Have to Do with Meaning and Purpose in Life?
You pass through the long security line at the United States Capitol building inWashington, DC. While the line of tourists streams forward into the Exhibition Hall, you turn right, and head to the...
View ArticleThe Panama Papers Reveal the Solution to Global Suffering
Caption: Image of an offshore island in the shape of a dollar. (image credit) Humanists can all hold this truth as self-evident: that no one should experience avoidable suffering. As humanists, we...
View ArticleRevenge for the Orlando Shooting Spree!
Caption: Yelling man (Image credit) _______________________________________________________ The June 12 mass killings in Orlando was the worst terrorist attack on American soil since Sept. 11, 2001....
View ArticleA Pastor Walks Into a Room Full of Atheists
This is a guest post by my friend and United Methodist Minister Rev. Caleb Pitkin. You all be nice now! _________________________________________________________________ How surprised would you be to...
View ArticleA Reason-Oriented Perspective on Meanings and Values
Caption: Happy people (image credit) _________________________________________________________ How can you collaborate with others to reflect on meanings and values from a reason-oriented...
View ArticleLife’s Most Incredible Events Explained (Just a Coincidence?)
Caption: Shocked Man (image credit) By Hunter Glenn _______________________________________________________________________ Roy Cleveland Sullivan was struck by lightning seven times. Eight, actually...
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