Episodes
Tuesday May 20, 2014
Distressed about death?
Tuesday May 20, 2014
Tuesday May 20, 2014
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Tuesday Apr 15, 2014
The Meaning of Life
Tuesday Apr 15, 2014
Tuesday Apr 15, 2014
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Wednesday Mar 05, 2014
Does everything happen for a reason?
Wednesday Mar 05, 2014
Wednesday Mar 05, 2014
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Tuesday May 28, 2013
Which comes first?
Tuesday May 28, 2013
Tuesday May 28, 2013
Is courage more important to ethical development? Or is compassion? Or perhaps critical thinking? The answer: None of the above. They are all equally important.
As a Humanist parent, I hope my child will grow into an ethically courageous adult.
I know that compassion is important to my son’s growing sense of moral courage.
I also know that in order to be courageous he needs to be able to think for himself.
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Who we are
Tuesday Mar 26, 2013
Tuesday Mar 26, 2013
Finding balance between now and the future. Who we are vs. who we should be.
The central problem of ethics and morality is that we are constantly confronted with a world that isn’t as it should be. This is a real problem. We have to face reality while striving to do and to be better, despite all the forces against us. To motivate ourselves we have to balance our vision of the future with the reality of the present. We have to accept who we are right now while always striving to become who we know we should be. Finding this balance is hard. But it is one of the main reasons why I like being a Humanist. Humanism encourages me to be realistic, yet idealistic at the same time. It helps me to get that balance right. What do you do when you find yourself engaging in too much wishful thinking. Or when you find yourself disheartened by the state of humanity? How do you keep your optimism while remaining grounded?