Ed Buckner on Secular Leadership, Humanist Unity, and Christian Identity Politics
“Purity of commitment to ideas is not what we need.”
THE NEW ENLIGHTENMENT PROJECT
A Canadian Humanist Initiative
THE NEW ENLIGHTENMENT PROJECT
A Canadian Humanist Initiative
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Mariia Harkusha-Omelchenko on Gene Editing, Evolution, and Science Communication in Ukraine
“As scientists, we try to find the simplest explanations for complex phenomena.”
Dr. Serhii Huliienko on Pseudoscience, Magical Thinking, and Wartime Science in Ukraine
“Communication among scientific groups is important to identify and challenge such cases.”
Humanism and Economics
PART ONE You do not have to be a doctor to know that good hygiene, nutrition, and exercise are important to help maintain good health. You do not have to be a psychologist to know that repeated and uncontrolled behaviour…
Humanism and Enlightenment
PART ONE The Enlightenment, also known as “The Age of Reason”, was a European intellectual and cultural movement in the 17th century that emphasized reason over faith and science over superstition. (It is not to be confused with “enlightenment” as…
Revisiting “Sex in the Snow”:
Contrasting Media and Police Responses to Recent Multiple Murders in Canada and the US Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson About two decades ago pollster Michael Adams published Sex in the Snow (1997) and Fire and Ice (2003) showing that despite the proximity…
Humanism as Resistance: Reclaiming Dialogue in Divided Times
Previously published in: humanistfreedoms The rise of modern individualism, scientific inquiry, and pluralistic thought did not emerge in Europe because Christianity was uniquely compatible with Enlightenment values. Rather, these developments became possible as the Roman Catholic Church gradually lost its…
Two Solitudes of Secularism
Two distinct interpretations of secularism are discussed by Leslie Rosenblood, Secularism Chair of the Centre for Inquiry Canada, and Michel Virard, President of the Association Humaniste du Québec. Moderator: Robert Hamilton, Vice-President of The New Enlightenment Project. Michel’s positionSecularism (laïcité)…
Humanism and Religion
PART ONE I Humanism seeks truth from evidence and rational analysis. It engages in calm and open discussions that display a desire to understand various points of view. There is, however, no acceptance of divinity, doctrine, or dogma. Therefore, humanists…
Humanism, Democracy, and Freedom
PART ONE Democracy in government essentially means “rule by the people” rather than rule by a monarch, aristocracy or dictator. Democracy is not a new idea but it is one that has not been put into practice all that often.…