Dr. David I. Orenstein
Posts by Dr. David I. Orenstein (page 2)
An Ode to Charles Darwin
In his lifetime, Charles Darwin wrote and revised a total of nineteen books. Essentially, he produced a new work or significantly updated text every... Read More
“Is It All Worth It?” A Humanist Question
There’s a line close to the end of the film Arrival where the lead character, a linguist played by actress Amy Adams, says, “Despite... Read More
A HUMANIST VIEW | Modernity and its Discontents
The world which we’ve created remains a fragile place. We are reminded daily of the difficult times in which we live. It is a... Read More
Our Species’ Success and the Humanist Worldview
It’s well documented and very well understood that no species can remain biologically or socially successful if it goes extinct. This seems obvious, at... Read More
We Have No Time to Weep
This article was originally published in the newsletter of the Secular Humanist Society of New York (SHSNY). It is reprinted here with permission of... Read More
The God’s Honest Truth about Humanism
This article was originally published in the newsletter of the Secular Humanist Society of New York (SHSNY). It is reprinted here with permission of... Read More
A Meditation: We Must Grow Past our Inabilities to Learn from History or Accept the Value of Science
It was Socrates who noted, “True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the... Read More