Posted on March 10, 2014 by David
A few nights ago, those of us at Concord Area Humanists had a speaker, Tom Clark, discuss free will and determinism (among other topics of Naturalism). I’m not going to say that I followed everything he said, but I wanted to present my theoretical model that I have created which allows me to accept both free will and determinism without any distortions to my worldview. Read more about Free Will and Determinism »
Posted on March 3, 2014 by David
“Enough is Enough” by Rob Dietz and Dan O’Neill
(Book Review by David Kimball) Read more about "Enough is Enough" Book Review »
Posted on February 25, 2014 by David
Remember, “If you ask the wrong questions, you never have to worry about the answers.” This is one of those unanswerable questions because there are so many definitions of “worship” that there is no definition for “worship”. The Old Testament Jews had many prophets (Major and Minor Prophets) but they didn’t “worship” any of them. The New Testament tells of John the Baptist as a prophet, but he was not worshipped. Jesus was worshipped as being both a man and a god even though he never wrote anything. However the Muslims treat Jesus as a prophet and not to be wor Read more about Do We Humanists “Worship” Darwin? »
Posted on February 13, 2014 by David
This week, there was a debate of Biblical proportions. Actually the debate wasn't as grandiose as the controversy surrounding the question, “Should Bill Nye participate in a debate with Ken Ham?” (Also known as the “Ham on Nye” debate.) Since the debate has already happened, that question is moot. Read more about A Humanist’s View of the Debate of Ham on Nye »
Posted on February 8, 2014 by David
First, a definition of Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) from the NGO.org site: “A non-governmental organization (NGO) is any non-profit, voluntary citizens' group which is organized on a local, national or international level. Task-oriented and driven by people with a common interest, NGOs perform a variety of service and humanitarian functions, bring citizen concerns to Governments, advocate and monitor policies and encourage political participation through provision of information. Read more about Humanitarian NGOs are Grassroots Organizations »