# Humanism **URL:** https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/c/humanism/9.md [Latest](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/categories.md) --- ## [About the Humanism category](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/about-the-humanism-category/15)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/about-the-humanism-category/15 "2021-09-09T13:34:29Z")
Whether secular or otherwise, discussions on humanism happen in this category. --- ## [Definition of Atheist](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/definition-of-atheist/2865)
**Author:** [@mikeyohe](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/mikeyohe)\ **Replies:** 474\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/definition-of-atheist/2865 "2026-04-07T09:41:43Z")
Round and round you go. Where you stop, nobody knows. Wake up people. The definition of atheist is in reference to god. So. First you have to understand the definition of god. Let’s have some fun and see how far out… --- ## [Let's define humanism](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/lets-define-humanism/10619)
**Author:** [@lozenge](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lozenge)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/lets-define-humanism/10619 "2026-03-30T00:44:33Z")
@thatoneguy I move thic topic on a corresponding thread. Please find this thread Humanism: Beliefs and Practices\* for a more factual discussion on humanism. My definition of secular humanism in plain terms is here Le… --- ## [Where are the theist secular humanists?](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/where-are-the-theist-secular-humanists/4122)
**Author:** [@irmin](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/irmin)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/where-are-the-theist-secular-humanists/4122 "2026-03-29T07:27:37Z")
A common assertion among people here is that theists can be (secular) humanists. A lot of American humanists seem to be of this viewpoint, which would make American humanism very different from European humanism., the la… --- ## [How would you reply to atheist critiques of humanism?](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/how-would-you-reply-to-atheist-critiques-of-humanism/3846)
**Author:** [@irmin](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/irmin)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 7:22am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/how-would-you-reply-to-atheist-critiques-of-humanism/3846 "2026-03-29T07:22:56Z")
An implicit assumption of say, the American Humanist Association, seems to be that (Wesern) atheists are humanists, or at least that there is not much of a difference. They present themselves as being part of the “secula… --- ## [West refuses to condemn slavery at UN](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/west-refuses-to-condemn-slavery-at-un/11930)
**Author:** [@cutslikeaknife](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/cutslikeaknife)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 5:24am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/west-refuses-to-condemn-slavery-at-un/11930 "2026-03-27T05:24:56Z")
|https://www.geopoliticaleconomy.report/p/west-condemn-slavery-un-vote The Global South voted for a UN General Assembly resolution condemning the slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”. Europe abstained. The… --- ## [New Year's reflection](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/new-years-reflection/11843)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/new-years-reflection/11843 "2026-01-02T09:09:10Z")
“Our atoms are no different to those in rocks and air, and yet here we are.” There’s no shortage of non-living analogues of structures that are temporarily sustained and organized while matter and energy flow through… --- ## [30 Years of Climate Warnings: Why We Gave Up the Future for the Now - TheHumanist](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/30-years-of-climate-warnings-why-we-gave-up-the-future-for-the-now-thehumanist/11810)
**Author:** [@citizenschallengev4](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev4)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/30-years-of-climate-warnings-why-we-gave-up-the-future-for-the-now-thehumanist/11810 "2025-11-19T08:35:39Z")
It feels like an epitaph. This will be my fourth decadal installment of a short report to The Humanist’s readers on the state of our global climate and of society’s attitude. It’s personal because during my childhoo… --- ## [Letting it all hang out](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/letting-it-all-hang-out/11808)
**Author:** [@citizenschallengev4](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev4)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/letting-it-all-hang-out/11808 "2025-11-15T17:21:55Z")
I write to maintain a semblance of mental health - in this insane downward spiraling modern world we’ve created, and the direction that out and out villains are taking us, not just our human society. But literally blowi… --- ## [How to understand things - Nabeel S. Qureshi - BigThink.com](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/how-to-understand-things-nabeel-s-qureshi-bigthink-com/11360)
**Author:** [@citizenschallengev4](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev4)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/how-to-understand-things-nabeel-s-qureshi-bigthink-com/11360 "2025-04-21T13:55:24Z")
Funny how life works, serendipity has been my friend on many occasions. For instance, this morning I stumbled upon a BigThink.com essay by Nabeel S. Qureshi, that couldn’t be better timed for me as I’m finishing with my … --- ## [Humanism: Beliefs and Practices\*](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/humanism-beliefs-and-practices/8325)
**Author:** [@mriana](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/mriana)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/humanism-beliefs-and-practices/8325 "2025-03-23T21:55:42Z")
\*Borrowed titled of thread from Jeaneane Fowler’s book of the same name. It’s a great book on humanism and it is one of the many books I refer to when I’m discussing humanism. It is a great book for learning about huma… --- ## [To every thing, turn, turn. Who am I?](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/to-every-thing-turn-turn-who-am-i/11362)
**Author:** [@citizenschallengev4](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev4)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/to-every-thing-turn-turn-who-am-i/11362 "2025-03-10T19:25:40Z")
After six years of chewing on it, I’m looking forward to putting my big “Who Am I?” project to bed and moving on to another project. It’s been edifying and humbling, and yeah, disappointing. I guess I was simply raised… --- ## [Degenerate art and anti-wokisme](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/degenerate-art-and-anti-wokisme/11374)
**Author:** [@morgankane01](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/morgankane01)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/degenerate-art-and-anti-wokisme/11374 "2025-03-04T18:16:04Z")
During the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler, German modernist art, including many works of internationally renowned artists, was removed from state-owned museums and banned in Nazi Germany on the grounds that such art was an… --- ## [“Philosophical Considerations - Who Am I?” Considering an AI overview](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/philosophical-considerations-who-am-i-considering-an-ai-overview/11369)
**Author:** [@citizenschallengev4](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev4)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/philosophical-considerations-who-am-i-considering-an-ai-overview/11369 "2025-02-24T17:42:07Z")
Guess I’m left with AI :wink: Google AI’s Overview: Philosophically, “Who am I?” is a profound question exploring the nature of one’s identity, delving into the complex interplay between our physical body, mental expe… --- ## [What do you prefer; Thync-product placed on your head or algebra-based Stringotype in your name as transhumanistic method?](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/what-do-you-prefer-thync-product-placed-on-your-head-or-algebra-based-stringotype-in-your-name-as-transhumanistic-method/4600)
**Author:** [@anomaly](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/anomaly)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2025, 5:06am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/what-do-you-prefer-thync-product-placed-on-your-head-or-algebra-based-stringotype-in-your-name-as-transhumanistic-method/4600 "2025-02-11T05:06:50Z")
The first has minor empirical evidence, the latter has major empirical evidence. --- ## [Justice and Mercy from the perspective of Death](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/justice-and-mercy-from-the-perspective-of-death/11332)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/justice-and-mercy-from-the-perspective-of-death/11332 "2025-02-04T22:05:40Z")
On a different thread, there was a link to a Terry Pratchett quote that I found out is quite popular. It is about the “lies” we use to deal with the strangeness of our existence. If you only see the ending line, you miss… --- ## [Secular Rationality/Secular Affects (NSRN)](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/secular-rationality-secular-affects-nsrn/11259)
**Author:** [@citizenschallengev4](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev4)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/secular-rationality-secular-affects-nsrn/11259 "2024-12-14T20:22:54Z")
Tonight there’s a little political meeting in town, about dealing with the coming dismantling of Social Security, Medicare, and other such programs. I’m thinking of going, but for what I ask myself. When I think about … --- ## [Loss of empathy and barbary](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/loss-of-empathy-and-barbary/10532)
**Author:** [@morgankane01](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/morgankane01)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/loss-of-empathy-and-barbary/10532 "2024-11-11T01:14:32Z")
“The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism ,” –Hannah Arendt . What would she say nowadays ? --- ## [Can we talk? Can we wait?](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/can-we-talk-can-we-wait/11181)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/can-we-talk-can-we-wait/11181 "2024-10-24T02:39:54Z")
“I lived when simply waiting was a large part of ordinary life: when we waited, gathered around a crackling radio, to hear the infinitely far-away voice of the king of England… I live now when we fuss if our computer can… --- ## [Facts do matter, AND](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/facts-do-matter-and/11177)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/facts-do-matter-and/11177 "2024-10-21T06:26:20Z")
I tend to focus too much on how facts don’t change minds. But, do you remember when you first became aware of the Catholic sex abuse problem? It was probably after the guy in this story talked about it. Narrative is powe… --- ## [The humanism of biology](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-humanism-of-biology/11163)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-humanism-of-biology/11163 "2024-10-17T17:12:46Z")
Sapolsky is an evolutionary biologist, but I’m putting this under humanism because there are tidbits of how we deal with depression by recognizing the humanity in our brethren, by reducing the stress on those around us,… --- ## [The end of all misery](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-end-of-all-misery/11144)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-end-of-all-misery/11144 "2024-10-04T16:23:25Z")
--- ## [Will and Harper](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/will-and-harper/11135)
**Author:** [@coffee](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/coffee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/will-and-harper/11135 "2024-09-28T01:35:55Z")
Wonderful and heartbreaking. There are great people, and trolls, wherever you go. --- ## [I was once comfortably numb](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/i-was-once-comfortably-numb/11096)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/i-was-once-comfortably-numb/11096 "2024-09-07T12:00:01Z")
On our way back from Maine, we stopped at the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame. Up in a corner, near some sort of coffee shop like gathering place, there was this, written on a wall that was made to look like the album of “The … --- ## [Miss Alabama 2024](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/miss-alabama-2024/11073)
**Author:** [@morgankane01](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/morgankane01)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/miss-alabama-2024/11073 "2024-08-28T02:25:51Z")
A fat person should not be insulted or discriminated. Should he be made as a model, a reference ? Miss Alabama national 2024 --- ## [Prof Hoffman Playing Basketball in Zero Gravity](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/prof-hoffman-playing-basketball-in-zero-gravity/7592)
**Author:** [@citizenschallengev3](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev3)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/prof-hoffman-playing-basketball-in-zero-gravity/7592 "2024-06-26T20:42:04Z")
Okay pals, I been hinting at it for months and I started thinking about it over a year ago at my first listen to Hoffman’s book. A Case Against Reality, why evolution hid the truth from our eyes. Although, that first li… --- ## [How the west was made?](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/how-the-west-was-made/10922)
**Author:** [@morgankane01](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/morgankane01)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/how-the-west-was-made/10922 "2024-06-23T19:10:43Z")
As much as i understand, the idea is that the concept of a West civilisation is a fake news. Civilisations are not separate and don’t grow in isolation, but through contacts \[How the World Made the West — a scuttling … --- ## [Braver Angels and word policing](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/braver-angels-and-word-policing/10901)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/braver-angels-and-word-policing/10901 "2024-06-07T23:01:05Z")
I posted this in my Braver Angels facebook page. We’ll be putting on workshops this Fall. Enjoy. Click on the picture to get to the article. (Not a picture of me) “While it is important to speak from the heart and use w… --- ## [Those who are always right](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/those-who-are-always-right/10873)
**Author:** [@morgankane01](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/morgankane01)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/those-who-are-always-right/10873 "2024-05-31T10:18:23Z")
“I know people who were born with the truth in their cradle, who have never made a mistake, who have not had to take a single step in their entire life, since they arrived when they still had snot They know what is good,… --- ## [ProSocial David Sloan Wilson](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/prosocial-david-sloan-wilson/10315)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/prosocial-david-sloan-wilson/10315 "2024-05-08T03:45:14Z")
No comment yet, since I haven’t read it. Hope to get to it. [Next page](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/c/humanism/9.md?page=1)