The Black Practice of Disbelief An Introduction to the Principles, History, and Communities of Black Nonbelievers
The following excerpt is from a new book from Beacon Press, set to be published in May 2024. Introduction I have grown to like “nontheist” as a broad-spectrum term that carries less baggage than more... Read More
Using the Bible to Explore ChatGPT’s Conception of Humanist Ethics
Introduction and Methods Overview Artificial Intelligence is supposed to be unbiased. Right? With the rise of AI and machine learning models, this is an ethical concern that should be at the forefront of the minds... Read More
“I Stand for Freedom for All”
This text is excerpted from the remarks of Commissioner Mohamed Magid of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom made at the launch event for the 2023 Freedom of Thought Report from Humanists International. The... Read More
The Flame of Freethought Burns Brightly
This text is exerpted from Gary McLelland’s remarks at the launch event for the 2023 Freedom of Thought Report from Humanists International. The event was held on Capitol Hill in December 2023 and hosted by... Read More
Truth, Reason, and Progress
This text is exerpted from Lily Bolourian’s remarks at the launch event for the 2023 Freedom of Thought Report from Humanists International. The event was held on Capitol Hill in December 2023 and hosted by... Read More
The Story of the Universe: We are Made of Star Stuff
IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, you’ve been hearing it for years but haven’t known what to do with it: the idea that we’re made of stardust—“star stuff,” as Carl Sagan described it. There’s no doubting the... Read More
The Dangers of Artificial Intelligence From Misinformation to Autonomous Weapons
Editor’s note: OpenAI’s now famous ChatGPT bot was used by the Humanist to generate this article as an experiment to discover what today’s AI knows and will tell about the dangers posed by AI technology.... Read More