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The Atheist Bible 12h ago

Today is World #Humanist Day! As Kurt Vonnegut put it, “Humanists try to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishments after death”. Thank you, @humanists.bsky.social , for championing these values today!

More at https://suchanek.name/texts/atheism/ChapterAtheism.html#Humanism

The Atheist Bible 12h ago

Today is international #Humanist day! As Kurt Vonnegut put it, “Humanists try to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishments after death”. Thank you, @[email protected], for championing these values today!

More at suchanek.name/texts/atheis...

Amnesty in Salisbury & South Wiltshire 4d ago

An Israeli and a Palestinian debate

Debate between the two at the Festival of Humanism over the weekend

June 2026

So popular was this debate that many couldn’t get in so it was repeated the following day in a bigger hall. The two speakers were Yaniv Aknin who is a British-Israeli software engineer currently working in London. He was born and raised in Israel but left in 2013. Jasr Kawkby is a British-Palestinian paediatrician currently working in East London. He was raised as a Muslim in Palestine.

It would be usual in a write-up of this kind to discuss what A said then to discuss B, making clear thereby who said what. We will not do this in this instance and just discuss what was said by both. These are some of the points made:

It was pure chance where you were born and whether you were Moslem, Christian or Jew.

Language was important. To call what happened a ‘war of independence’ was quite wrong. It was a colonial war. To live in a land where the ‘natives’ were expelled and prevented from returning was morally wrong.

Armed resistance has made life more difficult for those it seeks to support. It has alienated foreign support.

Suffering has been inflicted on those with no responsibility for the plight of Jews [in history].

Israel must stop its barbaric actions [for example] denying food aid in Gaza and must respect the rights of Palestinian prisoners in Jewish gaols.

[In answer to a question] the conflict was about land: religion was very much a secondary factor. It was however a complicating factor.

Zionism was a wrong ideology.

Most destruction of human life was by Israeli forces [meaning the IDF from other comments he made].

Pressure should be applied to Israel until it complies with human rights. We must recognise the oppression of Palestinians.

The lack of unconditional support from the West seen as a betrayal or anti-Semitism.

Religion was a catalyst for violence: how can we spread non-religious ideas? [This was a Humanist conference].

We should not be selling arms to Israel.

You might believe some of the answers are obviously from one ‘side’ or the other. You may well be wrong. There were in fact some surprises. This is to illustrate that there are those from the region – whether Jew or Moslem – who see both sides and recognise some of the wrongs that are committed. Because so much air time is given to extremists, we can be led to believe that they are representative of the population as a whole. It demonstrates that perhaps there is some chance in the future for some kind of reconciliation. The interference by outside forces – discussed in our last post in relation to the Gulf – is a factor in the perpetuation of violence.

Images: Yaniv (top); Jasr (lower)

Sara Hendren — Our Bodies, Aliveness, and the Built World

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SunnyIntrovert Jun 9

Things I Do In My Spare Time. #Create #Handmade #Vegan #Humanist #Introvert #Silence #NoStress

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cobalt Jun 5

@AliceMarshall @IveyJanette Welp. Guess my own faith (UU)has been excluded from US military recognized religions. Someone needs to tell a lot of Senators and Congressmen.

“This restructuring of faith codes, which help identify service members as well as the military in planning for appropriated religious coverage to include them, has now excluded minority faith/worldview groups including Atheists, Asatru, Deists, Druids, Eckankar, Heathens, Humanists, Magick, New Age churches, Pagan, Rosicrucianism, Shaman, Spiritualists, Troth, Unitarian Universalists and various Wiccans.”
#UU #UnitarianUniversalist #Unitarian #Universalist #Humanist

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Paul Healey Jun 2

@shoq Why not, children should be allowed to think otherwise on all subjects, not just religion?

Maths can be explored and developed from an intuitive and creative scientific standpoint of logic that integrates and enhances the knowledge of all the subjects. Rather than forcing by rote an abstract, reductionist and mechanistic understanding of a hypothetical STEM, it should be a choice as how to do maths, as its history is rich with novel ideas not captive to a standardised idea of what it ought to be. Also, The National Curriculum for Mathematics was not voted on by the elected delegates of diverse interests or even voted for by those who have an elected representative for education! When the theoretical divisions of the subjects become dogma, that undermines the value of any challenges by an inquisitive mind. Fear of failing to conform, is more likely to result in unwanted stress, anxiety and drive resentment from students being bullied and discouraged for failing. Ask why so many have gone into STEM subjects, but rather than any growth in the wellbeing and flourishing there has been more tech for surveillance, hacking, scamming, online abuse, killer drones, propaganda, massive inequality and a stupid reliance on Ai to give more power and wealth to an unelected antitrust interests of a few? #humanist #creative #imaginative #reasoning #inspiration #ThinkingOtherwise

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Rob 🏳️‍🌈 Rartsy Humanist May 31

In the above post I used the word "blissfully" and now I feel like talking about that. In recent years etymology has become part of my #humanist faith. Seriously. I'm not unyielding about it but I strive to say what I mean & mean what I say. As an outgrowth of positive language (not talking myself down) I like to examine key words. After learning where "blessed" comes from (bloody) I try to substitute "bliss." It can be awkward but I like it. I'm not so into religious bloody sacrifice anymore.

Chris Mackay 🇨🇦May 30

Those among you who appreciate fine typography may have noticed from my screenshots that my Mastodon client — @MonaApp — is set to use Ideal Sans Light, originally from Hoefler & Frere-Jones, now Hoefler&Co, part of Monotype.

It’s been my corporate typeface since 2014, I think, and I love how it straddles that fine line between serious and friendly while remaining highly legible even at tiny screen sizes. #typography #typefaces #humanist #grotesk #fonts

https://www.typography.com/fonts/ideal-sans/overview

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