Film Review: Merchants of Doubt
DOCUMENTARY WRITTEN BY ROBERT KENNER AND KIM ROBERTS; DIRECTED BY ROBERT KENNER SONY PICTURES CLASSICS (2014) (USA) 93 MINUTES; PG-13 An outraged man goes to see his doctor. “Doc, you tell me I have a month... Read More
Humanist Voices in Verse: “Dear Polar Bears”
This week’s poem is by Elliot X. Hale, a student in the 8th grade at Cazenovia High School in Cazenovia, New York. This poem was submitted by his grandmother and member of the American Humanist... Read More
The Comics Section: My Fellow Americans
We’re featuring new cartoons this week by Polyp! Learn about the artist and read more at polyp.org.uk.
Thank Godfolk It’s Friday! Religious Funnies from around the World
Polite society has long placed taboos on poking fun at religion (not so much with politics anymore). But we here at TheHumanist.com aren’t afraid to point out how much humor it regularly brings to the... Read More
Humanist Voices in Verse: “The Ontological Argument”
This week’s poem is by Neil Doherty. He is an economist and professor emeritus from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He has recently moved cross country to Bainbridge Island where he indulges... Read More
Book Review: Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now
When someone finds their group, their kind of people, it’s easy to sometimes overdo the joining process. Often, this happens in the teen years and is part of the reason teenage personalities seem so extreme.... Read More
The Cartoon History of Humanism, Episode 20 Making Determinism Art: The Humanist Fictionscapes of Denis Diderot
View all episodes in the Cartoon History of Humanism series. Making Determinism Art: The Humanist Fictionscapes of Denis Diderot By the mid-eighteenth century, materialism and its close cousin determinism both had august philosophical traditions behind... Read More