Michael Werner
Much of Michael Werner‘s life has revolved around progressive activism. He is the past president of the Humanist Foundation, the past President of the American Humanist Association, an adjunct faculty member of the Humanist Institute, and taught at the UUA theological school, Meadville Lombard. He has taught widely at major universities. He teaches classes on Ethics, Epistemology, addictions, and Humanism. He has three books: “Regaining Balance” on the history of the UUA, “What Can You Believe if You Don’t Believe in God,” and “Quit Your Addiction Now.” He was a successful manager in the high-tech chemical business while enjoying the love of his partner and three children, and now lives in Wilmington, NC.
Posts by Michael Werner
Why Humanism?
“Civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. It is a means of combining the intelligence of many to achieve ongoing group adaptation.... Read More
HUMANISM 101 | We Will Get Through This
There is a tear in the fabric of society and our cultural capital is spilling out. We all see it. The effects of global... Read More
How to Live a Good Life: A Guide to Choosing Your Personal Philosophy
EDITED BY MASSIMO PIGLIUCCI, SKYE C. CLEARY, AND DANIEL A. KAUFMAN VINTAGE, 2020 How to Live a Good Life is not an overview of... Read More
HUMANISM 101 | There Is No “Planet B”
Both the delicacy and the resilience of life on earth are amazing. Just think—we know of at least five mass global extinction events: the... Read More
HUMANISM 101 | Predicting the Future by Making It
It is said that the depressed see reality clearer than most. I take issue with that view because when we’re depressed we may be... Read More
HUMANISM 101 | End Cash Bail
Why are 76 percent of people held in jails not convicted of any crime? Because of the cash bail system that is only found... Read More
The “Fake News” We Tell Ourselves
Psychotherapists say that therapy is merely holding a mirror up to ourselves, just as Socrates championed the wisdom of “know thyself,” which was carved... Read More
