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Category: Humanism

Making sense of a world that is natural, not supernatural; where we each have one life; and where compassion for other people and living things makes for a better world.

Humanism, International affairs

Humanism and the Brave New World

18th Jul 2022by Roger HuttonLeave a Comment on Humanism and the Brave New World
Humanism and the Brave New World

The following is a (substantially) adapted version of a talk I gave as President of Defence Humanists on World Humanist Day, 21 June 2022, to Ministry of Defence staff at the invitation of the Department's Humanists And Non-religious in Defence (HAND) network.  We seem to be living in a Brave New World: the pandemic, the [...]

Belief, Humanism, Personal

My humanist life

21st Jun 202121st Jun 2021by Roger HuttonLeave a Comment on My humanist life
My humanist life

21 June is World Humanist Day. So I thought it worth posting a few thoughts about what it means, for me, to be a humanist.  First, a bit of definition. A humanist is someone who believes that the Universe is natural, not supernatural, and looks to reason and science to explain it; that it's a [...]

Humanism, Personal

It’s the little things

26th Apr 2021by Roger Hutton1 Comment on It’s the little things
It’s the little things

Sometimes the modern world can feel pretty overwhelming. Perhaps it was ever so, but the intermingling of social media, streaming, 24 hour news media, commercialism and consumerism have pushed the volume up to sometimes ear-splitting levels and the colour palette to seldom less than garish.  Where to find sense and meaning - and peace - [...]

Recent posts

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  • Raised up by a fall 25th Sep 2022
  • Britain on the brink 6th Sep 2022
  • Humanism and the Brave New World 18th Jul 2022
  • Twilight of the Snobs 4th Jul 2022

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