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A Reason-Oriented Perspective on Meanings and Values

October 27, 2016 by Gleb Tsipursky

Social circles provide a venue for reflecting and a way to help others find clearer answers to life’s questions…

Categories Free Tags community, ethics, humanism, meaning, morals, purpose, reason, secular, values Leave a comment

Self Help Without Woo, an interview with Jennifer Hancock. SN Today #11

November 12, 2016August 1, 2016 by SNS Podcast

Jennifer Hancock joins us to discuss how Humanist philosophy has helped her and can help others.

Categories Podcast Tags humanism Leave a comment

Meaning, Purpose, and Civic Engagement Beyond Belief

February 25, 2016 by Gleb Tsipursky

Whether a believer or a secular, participating in civic engagement with others from your community helps in gaining a greater sense of purpose and meaning in life.

Categories Free Tags atheism, civic engagement, Effective Altruism, humanism, life meaning, life purpose, meaningful life, secular, secularism, social justice Leave a comment

Getting rid of old baggage – some of it anyway.

September 17, 2015May 21, 2015 by Jennifer Hancock

Symbolic actions have power. If a ritual contains symbolism that is meaningful to you personally, go ahead and do it…

Categories Free Tags coping, getting rid of baggage, humanism, letting go, symbolism 2 Comments

The Atheist Who Spoke to God

June 1, 2015March 26, 2015 by Jeremy Mattocks

I felt I was right where I needed to be… Then I disappeared. I thought I had spoken with God.

Categories Free Tags dualism, experience, god, humanism, psychology, spirituality, transcendence 2 Comments

The Ultimate Existential Crisis

March 8, 2015March 5, 2015 by Jennifer Hancock

“Being alive means I’m lucky, because at some point, I won’t be.”

Categories Free Tags coping with, death, existence, existential crisis, existentialism, facing death, humanism, humanist, mortality 1 Comment

Sanderson Jones on mystic humanism

February 28, 2015February 12, 2015 by Jeremy Mattocks

Sanderson Jones, co-founder of Sunday Assembly, considers himself a humanist mystic. What does that mean?

Categories Free Tags celebration, humanism, life, mysticism, Sunday Assembly, wonder 1 Comment

Towards a Humanist Enlightenment

March 17, 2015January 15, 2015 by Jennifer Hancock
Consider yourself a work in progress

How can we construct a more realistic concept of enlightenment? What, exactly, are we seeking?

Categories Free Tags compassion, enlightenment, humanism, humanist, practice, spiritualism, thinking 8 Comments

Using philosophy to deal with anxiety

November 13, 2014 by Jennifer Hancock

Anxiety is partly a biological problem and a partly a philosophical problem. Which comes first – and how should we respond?

Categories Free Tags anxiety, coping, depression, fear, how to get help, humanism, philosophy 2 Comments
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