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What is Humanism?
From the
British Humanist Association website:
Humanists are atheists and agnostics who make sense of the world using reason,
experience and shared human values. We take responsibility for our actions and
base our ethics on the goals of human welfare, happiness and fulfillment.
We seek to make the best of the one life we have by creating meaning and purpose
for ourselves, individually and together.
Recent and Future Meetings
Unless otherwise stated, all meetings are held in the Denham Room of the Priory Street Centre, York, and start at 7.30pm.
| Mon 9 January | A selection of Humanist and Atheist videos from YouTube and other sources. |
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| Mon 23 January | Book Club Meeting - Whole Earth Discipline, by Stewart Brand. 8pm in the conservatory of the Exhibition Hotel, 19 Bootham, York YO30 7BW. |
| Mon 13 February | "Who's right about Darwinism: atheists, moderates or fundamentalists?", a talk by Dr Peter Mayhew from the Department of Biology, York University. In 2009 the majority of UK citizens celebrated both 200 years since Darwin's birth, and 150 years since the publication of The Origin of Species, a good candidate for the most important book of all time. But about 20% of UK citizens would not have joined in with the celebrations, most of them religious fundamentalists. This talk will explore the interplay between faith, particularly Christianity, and Darwinism in the UK today. The talk will take the form of a critique of the 2009 Theos report "Rescuing Darwin: God and Evolution in Britain today", which attempts to show that evolution and Christianity are compatible. That report, which only takes an hour or so to read, is available as a free pdf from the Theos website. Dr Peter Mayhew is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Biology at the University of York. He is an evolutionary biologist who is interested in explaining the diversity of life, particularly that of insects. He was brought up as an Anglican, developing a sceptical streak at around the age of 15, but remained a cultural Anglican until 2011, when he changed affiliation to Humanism. He runs a personal blog at: http://bishnature.wordpress.com/ |
| Mon 12 March | TBA |
| Mon 9 April | TBA |
| Mon 14 May 2012 |
The Prime Minister believes that Christian values can counter the country's moral collapse. Faith schools & faith communities are praised for adding value to people's lives. But what exactly are these added values and can they, as David Cameron hopes, save us from Westminster scandals, City excess, riots and extremism? |
