Fred Edwords

September 25, 2016

The American Humanist Association uses “Good without a God” as its motto. But how does one actually do that? Doesn’t morality require some absolute point of reference, such as a god? If not, where do moral values come from? And without that ultimate reference point, how can we argue that one course of action is more virtuous than another? Fred Edwords (former AHA Executive Director, Humanist magazine editor, and United Coalition of Reason national director, and current AHA director of planned giving) will show how our laws, ethics, and morality turn out to be rooted in human experience and make no sense outside of it.

 

Humanist Community Forum (2016-09-25): The Human Basis of Laws and Ethics (Fred Edwords) from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

 

Alex Havasy

September 18, 2016

Humanist Community member Alex Havasy will present summaries of the California state ballot propositions that will be on the November 2016 ballot. The summary will include the main arguments in favor of and against each proposition, who is financing it, and how various organizations recommend you vote. Attendees will be encouraged to add their input.

 

Humanist Community Forum (2016-09-18): The November 2016 California State Ballot Propositions (Alex Havasy) from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

 

Arthur Jackson

September 11, 2016

Longtime Humanist Community member and leader Arthur Jackson will present a summary and discussion of the book “The Psychopath Whisperer: The Science of Those Without Conscience” by Kent A. Kiehl, Ph.D. Mr. Jackson believes that this book brings humanist thinking into view as the foundation for our society to work effectively on all our current social problems.

Debbie Allen

September 4, 2016

Debbie Allen has been active in the humanist movement since 2008, when she attended two lectures hosted by a small humanist group at the San Diego Library. These two encounters prompted her to attend the AHA conference that June in Washington DC, and to participate in Lobby Day with the Secular Coalition of America. She has been passionately invested in the freethought movement ever since. Debbie Allen is the immediate past president of the Humanist Fellowship of San Diego, coordinator of the San Diego Coalition of Reason, board member of the American Humanist Association, board president of the Humanist Society, board secretary of the Reason Rally Coalition, Inc., and a volunteer humanist chaplain with the Humanist Society and the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers. Note: Debbie is being considered for the position of Executive Director of The Humanist Community.

 

Humanist Community Forum (2016-09-04): My Personal Path to Humanism (Debbie Allen) from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

 

Featuring a TED Talk featuring Daniel Dennett

August 28, 2016Watch Full Movie Online Streaming Online and Download

In this 25 minute TED Talk video (see www.ted.com and www.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett_s_response_to_rick_warren) philosopher Daniel Dennett calls for religion — all religion — to be taught in schools, so we can understand its nature as a natural phenomenon. Then he takes on The Purpose-Driven Life, disputing its claim that, to be moral, one must deny evolution. After the video, the audience will discuss the ideas that the video presents.