Digital Ghosts: What We Leave Behind in an Online Afterlife
As humanists, many of us hold a simple yet profound belief: when we die, we’re gone. There is no celestial reunion, no reincarnation, no spiritual continuation. Death marks the final chapter of our individual story,... Read More
Holding Space for Black Queer and Gender Non-Conforming Youth
In his 2020 Black queer “memoir manifesto,” All Boys Aren’t Blue, George M. Johnson stresses the importance of having affirming family as a gender-nonconforming young person growing up in a rabidly anti-Black homophobic culture. Reflecting on the... Read More
Why People Suck at Charity
The English bourgeoisie is charitable out of self-interest; it gives nothing outright, but regards its gifts as a business matter, makes a bargain with the poor, saying: “If I spend this much upon benevolent institutions,... Read More
Show Up With Pride
10 Ways To Be an Ally Using the 10 Commitments Now more than ever, the LGBTQIA+ community needs allies and support. With an administration in power that clearly has an agenda to take human rights... Read More
Embracing Uncertainty: The Humanist Approach to Knowledge in an Age of Information Overload
In today's world where we're surrounded by information everywhere we look, finding real knowledge has become both simpler and trickier. Online platforms flood us with clashing claims, conflicting "facts," and confident statements that often leave... Read More
Can Intimacy Be Engineered Without Losing Our Humanity?
In an era where loneliness is becoming a public health crisis, and technology is ever-present in our lives, it is easy to overlook the profound changes happening in our relationships and our emotional lives. As... Read More
Rewriting Humanity for a Dying Planet
As the climate crisis accelerates, the conversation is shifting from mitigation and prevention to adaptation and survival. Droughts intensify, coastlines recede, and billions face heat levels once deemed uninhabitable. Amid this rapidly changing planet, researchers... Read More
