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 […]
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Humanism, Morality & Forgiveness: Rutgers’ World Parliament of Religions
By Barry Klassel Humanist Chaplain at Rutgers University A couple of months ago, the Humanist Community at Rutgers was invited to be part of a panel discussion on the topic of […]
The Contradiction of Awe
Humans are so contradictory. Yesterday, I looked out the window of the building I work in, one of the tallest buildings in the Philadelphia skyline, and I felt a tremendous […]
3 Reasons Why God is a Nihilist; Or, Showing Sympathy for God
I want to start with a disclaimer and a qualification. First, this post isn’t about bashing God. This post is about understanding humanity. It’s about finding joy as flourishing individuals […]
The 6 Ways Altruism Could Have Evolved: Part 2, Commitment & Sex
In my first post in this three part series I focused on the first 2 of 6 ways – reciprocity and kin selection – that evolution by natural selection without […]
What Margaret Atwood’s Speculative Fiction Has to Say About Storytelling & Humanism: Book Review of “MaddAddam”
The final installment of Margaret Atwood’s speculative fiction trilogy finally arrived this year, thus concluding her series which functions as a hypothetical answer to what may happen if we don’t […]
Three Atheists Walk into an Interfaith Dialogue….
Three atheists walk into an Interfaith dialogue… three opinions walk out. The Humanist Chaplaincy at Rutgers University recently led a group of Rutgers students as a Humanist delegation to the […]
A Note in Each Pocket: A Parable on Humility, Pride, & Comparative Religion
Rabbi Simcha Bunim Bonhart of Peshischa was born in Poland in the mid-1700’s and later became one of the most prominent leaders of Hasidic Judaism in his country. He’s also […]
After Life: Hope Without the Fluff
In one sense I don’t believe in an afterlife. In another sense I do. In the first sense, I’m convinced that there is no magical realm similar to this world […]
The Importance of Buildings: An Agnostic’s Reflection on Church
I am not religious. Despite this, I often find myself in many Catholic churches due to the socio-cultural legacy of my family. And were it not for the fact that […]
Applied Sentience 