Carnun Marcus-Page's Blog – March 2013 Archive (5)
Does organised humanism have a demographic problem?
I have always been a humanist, really. But it’s only recently that I've made the effort to ‘get involved’ with humanism more actively.
At my secondary school I now run an ‘Asking Questions Club’ – “a space to discuss, with rationality, empiricism, and all-round critical thinking in mind”, reads the poster, “absolutely everyone welcome” – which has been going well.
More and more, I am also making the effort to attend lectures, talks,…
ContinueAdded by Carnun Marcus-Page on March 29, 2013 at 7:30am — 25 Comments
Religious Friends
The other day, I got a question from a friend...
"Did you really say that you 'respect people too much to respect their beliefs', or something?"
So here's how that went (more or less):
"I did, yes. Kind of." I replied, grinning. "It's a quote from a guy called Johann Hari actually; 'I respect you as a person too much to respect your ridiculous beliefs' is what he said, I…
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The Faith/Evidence Paradox
To what extent can a religious believer actually argue their faith, reasonably? Not very far, it seems to me.
There are two quantities to consider here, by which all human beliefs can relate back to: Faith and Evidence.
Let's look at the first. Faith, by its very definition, is 'belief without evidence'. It is a gut feeling, and it cannot be proven wrong. Why? Because, for…
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Guest Post: Escape from Mentalism - Jonny Scaramanga
Jonny Scaramanga, author of the Leaving Fundamentalism blog, shares his thoughts on his fundamentalist Christian upbringing and why encouraging questioning is an essential part of a good education... Enjoy.
(Also, when you comment, can you please comment on the original post itself if you wish for Jonny to see it. Thanks.)
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Added by Carnun Marcus-Page on March 10, 2013 at 11:07am — No Comments
Do non-believers tend towards a certain political view?
Disclaimer: all quotes from the AHS Convention are para-phrasings, not direct.
I've just been, yesterday, to the National Federation for Atheist, Humanist, and Secular Student Societies' conference in Conway Hall, London. The AHS are a group wholly facilitated and supported by the - perhaps more familiar - British Humanist Association, and the day involved many high-profile…
ContinueAdded by Carnun Marcus-Page on March 3, 2013 at 9:30am — 1 Comment
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