Top 5 Humanist Hip Hop Songs Humanism of Hip Hop, pt. 3
A humanist hip hop song might be easiest defined by what it isn’t: It isn’t an overtly spiritual song, obviously, or a song that evokes or venerates a pious lifestyle, but it also isn’t just... Read More
The Humanism of Adventure Time: A Cartoon For Kids (and Adults) That Teaches Science and Empathy
A popular animated show on the Cartoon Network, Adventure Time, is getting praise for its humanistic themes. Matthew Bulger explains why the show is great for humanist kids (and grown-ups). Confession: I’m 23 years old... Read More
Rapper Dessa Talks Atheism, Social Justice Humanism of Hip-Hop, pt. 2
If the era of hip-hop can sometimes be faulted for reinvigorating the trend of musical proselytizing, with no shortage of millionaire musicians dropping the names of their saviors and prophets into hit songs and crediting... Read More
Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism
The knowledge we’ve gleaned from science has shrunk the remaining possible realm of deities to the infinitesimal. Religionists have responded by arguing that omnipotent deities exist perpetually beyond the detection of science. Half a century... Read More
The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates
As handsome, beloved Amos lay dying, Daisy did her best to make him comfortable. Daisy seemed to grasp Amos’s situation and, being part of a tight-knit community, Amos could count on affection and assistance from... Read More
Icarus of Brooklyn: A Spiritual Quest Gone Wrong
In the last decade we have allowed the primary interest of dignity and the human element in humanism to be slowly superseded by a popular anti-theism that declares religious people stupid, and us intellectually superior.... Read More
How to Build an Android: The True Story of Philip K. Dick’s Robotic Resurrection
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the elites of Europe and the United States were thrilled by what they perceived as a rather sophisticated class of automatons, mechanical marvels that could do everything from play... Read More
