Humanist Thought of the Week

Good Enough

Why Humanists are ok with the fact that we have no absolute basis on which to judge morality.

Humanist ethics are situational.

Meaning that we have no absolute basis for our morality. What we consider moral or immoral is determined by the situation itself and our feelings of compassion.

This is obviously a rather subjective way of determining what is right and what is wrong.

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Self-Control is a Virtue

One of the major differences between religion and Humanism.

While most religions preach the concept of personal responsibility, based on how their most ardent supporters act, you would think they don’t truly understand the concept.

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Humanism and the problem of Existence

How a Humanist copes with existential questions

For me, being a Humanist simply means that despite having no clue why I am alive,

I'm going to take the opportunity of finding myself alive to make the most of this life

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Finding Clarity

Critical thinking: It’s not just for debunking religion.

Humanism is highly effective problem solving philosophy.

Our main barrier to effective problem solving is that we rarely take the time to properly define our end goals.

Not to be obvious but: HOW can we reach our goals if we don’t even know what they are?

The key to any successful endeavor is to get clarity, but how?

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Positive Perseverance

Don’t assume that just because you can’t see the impact you are having that you aren’t impacting anyone.

Change isn’t easy.

If we want to progress or create progress, we have to work at it.

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