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Alan Sokal, science, and politics - 3 views

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science Alan Sokal

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Be sure to watch the excellent video-talk.

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Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life - 1 views

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scientific rational non-religious

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Charter for Compassion - 2 views

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compassion

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Religion is not about to disappear for a long time yet. This is about the best compromise there is: everyone, regardless of creed or belief, should make Comppassion an important priority in their lives.

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The Analects of Confucius - 1 views

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Analects Confucius

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One of the earliest humanistic works. Confucius was a man who was far ahead of his time. At a time when belief in spirits was common, the man focused mostly on what people can do to make a better world.

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - 1 views

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More than just the Declaration, this site also has an introduction and how the document came to be written.

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Happiness is back - 1 views

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Layard happiness positive psychology

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Over the last 50 years, we in the west have enjoyed unparalleled economic growth. We have better homes, cars, holidays, jobs, education and above all health. According to standard economic theory, this should have made us happier. But surveys show otherwise.
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When most people exist near the breadline, material progress does indeed make them happier.
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But when material discomfort has been banished, extra income becomes much less important than our relationships with each other: with family, with friends and in the community. The danger is that we sacrifice relationships too much in pursuit of higher income.
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The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com - 2 views

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Humanism & the Quest for Justice in Africa - 0 views

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What is stopping Africa from making real progress? What is needed to improve the lives of ordinary people in this continent? Why isn't the billions of dollars of aid working?

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Death Becomes Him - 0 views

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euthanasia Minnelli Dignitas

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An interesting read portraying Ludwig Minelli, founder of the Dignitas euthanasia clinic in Zurich, Switzerland.

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The Brights' Net - The Brights' Principles - 0 views

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the raison d'être, which focuses on social and civic aims, not philosophy.
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  What are we doing to promote the naturalistic worldview in our community?
  
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Funerals & Memorials - 0 views

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How to prepare a funeral ceremony for an atheist, humanist, Bright, or any other person who wants to have a nonreligious ceremony.

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Big Think - 0 views

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video interviews

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Learn from experts in different fields. Quite similar to TED except that these are interviews, not public speeches.

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YouTube - Philip Zimbardo- The Lucifer Effect- Part 1 - 0 views

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morality psychology

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Understanding How Good People Turn Evil

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