Joshua Myers
Josh Myers was the summer 2014 Editorial Intern at the Humanist and TheHumanist.com. He is currently studying philosophy and psychology at the University of Miami.
Posts by Joshua Myers
Taking Liberties: Why Religious Freedom Doesn’t Give You the Right to Tell Other People What to Do
Humanism, in its quest for a secular society based on the principles of human kindness, reason, and democracy, has always staunchly advocated for religious... Read More
Sacrilegious Selfies: Is Taking Photos at “Sacred” Places Inappropriate?
Do you think it’s inappropriate to take a selfie at places thought by most people to be somehow sacred? Read the article and take... Read More
TV Review: The Leftovers
HBO's new series The Leftovers is a show about what is presumably the Rapture. But wait, fellow humanists! Don't tune out just yet, because... Read More
PLATO AT THE GOOGLEPLEX: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein’s ode to philosophy, Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away, imagines a collision of worlds: What would happen if... Read More
Skeptics Who See Things: The Curious Visions of Mark Twain and Barbara Ehrenreich
MARK TWAIN, the revered American humorist and writer, was a famous skeptic and critic of organized religion. He wrote that “Faith is believing what... Read More
Robo-Morality: Can philosophers program ethical codes into robots?
The science fiction canon is filled with stories of robots rising up and destroying their human masters. From its beginnings in Frankenstein up through... Read More
Nigerian Atheist Held in Psychiatric Ward
On June 13th Mubarak Bala, a 29-year-old man living in northern Nigeria, was beaten by his father and three uncles and then sedated, only... Read More