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The Ethics of Escape: Should Humanists Support Space Colonization?
As Earth barrels toward climate catastrophe and rising authoritarianism, a new frontier is quietly being sold to us: the stars. Billionaire futurists like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos promise salvation through space colonization – a Plan... Read More
The Three Currencies of Life: A Humanist Perspective
We usually treat currency as synonymous with money – the system of exchange that governs much of our daily life. Yet human lives are shaped by other forms of currency as well. Every day, often without... Read More
The Sad and Silly World of Rick and Morty
The Saturday morning cartoon has long been a hallmark of many kids’ weekend. Back in my parents’ day, this meant shows like Looney Toons and Super Friends, while for me it meant Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack,... Read More
The Ethical Dilemma: Redemption for a Cheater
Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Ethical Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Ethical Dilemma). All inquiries are kept confidential. A Cheat By Any Other Culture: I am... Read More
Is Ethics Ethical? What We Still Owe Each Other After the Right Answer
In a hospital with one ventilator and two patients who need it, a triage rule can do almost everything we normally ask it to do: rely on medical evidence rather than status or wealth, apply the... Read More
Living Humanist Values: The Ten Commitments
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF HUMANISM? How does one live as a humanist? Like many of you, I have read a plethora of articles and longer works defining humanism. Each proclaims a different emphasis highlighting various... Read More
Why Science Is Not in Conflict with Religion
SCIENCE AND RELIGION have had a long, rich history of conflict, most famously with the case of Galileo, who was found guilty of heresy for discovering one of the basic truths of our solar system. Likewise,... Read More
Michelangelo’s David: A Humanist Symbol
The much-touted show, “Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer,” opens today at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Comprised of 133 drawings by the Renaissance master, the exhibit will run for three months and promises quite an experience... Read More
Us, We, Them: The Plight and Responsibility of Being a Modern Human
When I studied anthropology in the 1980s as an undergraduate, the evidence for our species living with other Homo human populations began and ended with the Neanderthals. Back then, based on the fossil dating, Neanderthals were... Read More
The Anatomy of Failure: What BoJack Horseman Reveals about Ourselves
I watched BoJack Horseman for the first time this year. Even though I had known about the show for years, I could never bring myself to start it. Not because of the animation style or the... Read More