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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

Genesis for Non-Theists

January 16, 2015January 1, 2015 by Brock Haussamen
Human embryonic stem cell

Science’s account of the origin of life contains its own story of the loss of immortality.

Categories Free Tags bible, biology, cells, genesis, immortality, life, myth, origins, science Leave a comment

Reverence for (Some) Life

September 18, 2014 by Brock Haussamen

How can we resolve the tug-of-war between reverence for all life and drawing practical distinctions?

Categories Free Tags animals, life, morality, reverence 15 Comments

The Purpose Problem

September 16, 2014May 19, 2014 by Jeremy Mattocks

Are the purpose-serving activities that keep us alive related to the purpose that we try to articulate about our life as a whole?

Categories Free Tags guest author, life, purpose 7 Comments

Living Life Intentionally

January 2, 2013December 27, 2012 by Jennifer Hancock

Jennifer Hancock describes what is required to live life intentionally…

Categories Free Tags critical thinking, humanism, humanist, intention, life, thinking 1 Comment
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Simulated Worlds and Natural Deities

Simulated Worlds and Natural Deities

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Visiting our inner Pantheon…

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Holiday of the waxing light…?

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An elder’s shred of wisdom…

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We often forget the true nature of things, which leads to much suffering…
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B.T. Newberg continues this series by asking if modern cosmology can be our new creation story…

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