Posts Tagged ‘human nature’
Humanity’s Most Valuable Lesson (Video)
The world can be a mean and nasty place. We have wars, conflicts, discrimination, racism, sexism, homophobia, bigotry, you name it. Seeing and hearing about people harming each other for no reason on a daily basis can wear emotions thin. It makes us wonder about the true nature of humans. Are we inherently good, or…
Read MoreMy path to Secular Humanism.
It’s a well-written post–a typical example of “conversion” from religion, but nonetheless one I’m happy to have read about. – Richard Dawkins, Evolutionary Biologist. http://www.RichardDawkins.net Hi, my name is James, and I’m a Secular Humanist. I’m also a regular person, just like you. (Cue: Hi, James!) Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without…
Read MoreThe Truth: Do People Really Change?
For those of you who don’t know the story of the scorpion and the frog – allow me to enlighten you. A scorpion needed to cross a river, so he approached a frog to ask for help. The frog denied him, saying “Why should I trust you? You could easily sting me.” The scorpion assured…
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