Well, I am now a card carrying Humanist. Really, they sent me a card with my name on it. I also got a gold H pin, which I suppose is suppose to be the happy human logo.
From the Council for Secular Humanism-What Is Secular Humanism?
Secular Humanism is a term which has come into use in the last thirty years to describe a world view with the following elements and principles:
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- A conviction that dogmas, ideologies and traditions, whether religious, political or social, must be weighed and tested by each individual and not simply accepted on faith.
- Commitment to the use of critical reason, factual evidence, and scientific methods of inquiry, rather than faith and mysticism, in seeking solutions to human problems and answers to important human questions.
- A primary concern with fulfillment, growth, and creativity for both the individual and humankind in general.
- A constant search for objective truth, with the understanding that new knowledge and experience constantly alter our imperfect perception of it.
- A concern for this life and a commitment to making it meaningful through better understanding of ourselves, our history, our intellectual and artistic achievements, and the outlooks of those who differ from us.
- A search for viable individual, social and political principles of ethical conduct, judging them on their ability to enhance human well-being and individual responsibility.
- A conviction that with reason, an open marketplace of ideas, good will, and tolerance, progress can be made in building a better world for ourselves and our children.
If you are interested in joining a Humanist organization, see below or Wikipedia for an extensive list.
- Council for Secular Humanism
- American Humanist Association
- British Humanist Association
- Canadian Humanist Society
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Interesting.
So you get a gift from the Council for Secular Humanism, and then suggest that people join competing organizations that take donations away from the Council for Secular Humanism?
Not that the AHA and the rest are unworthy of support, it’s just that I’ve found that the Council is the better organization, and it’s weird to switch horses in the last paragraph.
Thanks Molly,
I see how I was unclear. I quoted from the Council for Secular Humanism, because I liked their definition of humanism. I agree that if I am quoting from them I should include them in the list and have now done so.
I did not actually say which group I joined.
I will take your word that the council for secular humanism is better than the AHA
Which organization did you join? I’m wondering for the sake of locating a gold H lapel pin like the one from the Humanist Association of Canada . Unfortunately they’re of stock and the redesigned version, when it arrives in about a month, may not be as attractive.
Also, is the Canadian Humanist Society, which you list in your blog, the same as the Humanist Association of Canada?
(If you don’t want to say in this forum which group you joined, please email me directly.)
William, I joined Humanist Canada (formerly, the Humanist Association of Canada). I wrote the post when they were in the middle of the name change. It looks like I got the new name wrong.
http://theatheistnextdoor.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=33#comments-form
Skeptic Next Door, I have been waiting for Humanist Canada to replenish their supply of Happy Human pins but it’s taking them quite a while. I was wondering if I could purchase yours. Please respond either way to my email address (I assume you can see my address even if it’s not being published here?).