Dr. David I. Orenstein
David Orenstein, BS, MLS, MS, Ph.D., is Discipline Coordinator & Tenured Professor of Anthropology at Medgar Evers College/City University of New York. He is also a board member of both the American Humanist Association and the Broader Social Impacts Committee of the Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian Institute. He is a past president of the Secular Humanist Society of New York and the former AHA representative to the United Nations.
Posts by Dr. David I. Orenstein
On Being a Wave
As I get older, I can see from the vantage point of time that my youthful dalliances brought me closer to who I am... Read More
Us, We, Them: The Plight and Responsibility of Being a Modern Human
When I studied anthropology in the 1980s as an undergraduate, the evidence for our species living with other Homo human populations began and ended... Read More
Confidence in Humanism Versus Hubris
As an educator and observer of the human condition, I have found over the decades that most people who are steadfast in their rationalist... Read More
Is Anybody Out There? Does Anybody Care?
Perhaps I’m over-thinking this (you might argue under-thinking?), but in terms of first contact, why would any interstellar species be that interested in Earth... Read More
Being Good Without God Has its Own Rewards
I conclude as a humanist, and I’m sure many of you will agree, that empathy isn’t a fault of personality and compassion for others... Read More
Are You Missing that Creationist Barcode? Me Too!
Most all designs and objects, tools and physical items that are made are tagged with a serial number or barcode to show their origin... Read More
A Humanist Exploration of Suffering
I’m a humanist because, to me, the philosophy of humanism has always been about positivity of the self, of others, and of the cosmos.... Read More