Power in Diversity: Storytelling as a Social Catalyst
Our lives are shaped by stories – even the most frivolous and whimsical are essential in the construction of our subjective and shared realities. Stories convey information we have learned; […]
Category Archives: Memoirs & Journeys
Questioning the Standard Life Cycle of an Atheist
I’ve been an atheist all my life, but I didn’t notice until I was in high school. I didn’t notice because it never felt like a big deal. I didn’t […]
4 Lessons from My Failed Project as an Able-Bodied Ally
This past January I had an idea for a project. I work for a transition program in Berkeley, CA that provides life skills training and support for young people as […]
Sky Lanterns: A New Humanist Ritual
Humanist communities need more wonder. This isn’t the fault of humanist communities. Most religious communities also need more wonder. Most people need more wonder. (The words “awe” and “transcendence” could stand in for […]
The Pathfinders in Uganda: Humanism, Science, & Colonialism
At Kasese Humanist Primary School (KHPS) in Uganda the students have a formal debate once a week. One debate I witnessed as a teacher there had the proposition: “Science has […]
Why I Went Back to Sunday Assembly: Thoughts on a Growing ‘Atheist Church’
Last Sunday, I woke up early, dressed myself in my nicest button down shirt and pants, and hurried down the street to church. It hasn’t been a routine of mine in […]
Meeting The Mayans: Applied Sentience Goes to Mexico
Getting There The road from Cancun to Chichen Itza—home of El Castillo, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World—is not made of dirt; it is not dilapidated, pot-hole ridden, […]
Soul Talk: My Experience Researching & Teaching on Souls at Rutgers University
By Dan Ogilvie, Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University A Sketch of the Present Debate A front page article in the August 26, 2013, edition of the New York Times reports […]
On Going Vegan: Never (Not) Depriving Myself
Following up from my review from a couple weeks ago of the debate “Should Animals Be Off the Menu”, I’m sharing this from my own blog, I Am What I […]
Religion as Love: An Ode to My Colombian Grandmother
My grandmother is a tough woman – tougher than I’ll ever be. I, for one, do not envy her having had to raise five kids on an elementary school teacher’s […]
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