Michael Werner
Posts by Michael Werner (page 2)
Threads of Humanist History
History sometimes creeps quietly into the present, as little-known events in the past can have a huge influence today. Despite our small numbers, humanists... Read More
It’s Our Turn
This magazine has recently discussed two of the most important books of this century so far: Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason,... Read More
What Will Be Human in the Future?
What does it mean to be human? As it relates to artificial intelligence (AI), this important question has been explored in science fiction films... Read More
How the Loss of Critical Reasoning is Harming America
KURT ANDERSEN is a writer whose works include the bestselling novels You Can’t Spell America Without Me, True Believers, Heyday, and Turn of the... Read More
Sex: Our Wonderful Gift
I GREW UP in a time before there was any sex education and when people only spoke of sex in hushed terms around children.... Read More
Let’s Celebrate!
I NEVER WANTED TO BE A HUMANIST CELEBRANT until John Forwalter died. John was president of our local humanist chapter, and when he died... Read More
Remaking Ourselves
HUMANISM HAS FAILED. This election has shown how our values were repudiated by many Americans in national, state, and local elections. There is still... Read More