Essays & Other Articles

The links below contain essays written by real live Humanists with topics about Humanism. Find out what is currently being discussed among actual Humanists.

*Note* These essays are not official positions on Humanism and should not be seen as being endorsed by this site or its members.

Practical Ideas About Humanism: First, the Basics -- The first in a series about the practical application of Humanism. This essay sets some basic assumptions that will be the back bone of following essays.

Practical Ideas About Humanism: THINK! -- The second in a series about the practical application of Humanism. This essay highlights Carl Sagan's "Baloney Detection Kit" for use by Freethinkers.

Animal Rights, Anthropomorphism and Traumatized Fish -- My question is this: how can we be sure that things such as empathy for animals, concern for their moral status, and a desire to put them on a par with humans, do not stem only from a false attribution of uniquely human emotions?

A Secular Humanist Response to "Why I am not a Humanist" -- This is an essay in rebuttal to an essay written by Jane Haddam about Humanism that was posted on her official website in 2003.

September 11: A Humanist Response -- It would be extremely easy to discard my Humanism and go to church and start praying to God again. But would that protect me or my fellow citizens from future harm?

A View of the Modern Humanist Movement -- Humanism, I believe, is best seen as an evolving tradition, not fixed by either ideas or practices.

Humanism: Philosophy vs. Dogma -- Is Humanism a philosophy or a Dogma?

Humanists Need God???? -- Some in the Humanist world believe that in order to increase the number of Humanists, we need to accept members who believe in God. This essay talks about why that may be a problem.

Spiritual Humanism?? -- The statement made over and over is that Humanists need to be spiritual like Theists. Is it necessary even to use the word.