If the religious want their divinely inspired / transcendent / objective / absolute / whatever-piece-of-philosophical-theological-casuistry-they-want-to-use moral standard, they are more than welcome to it.
Posts Tagged ‘Humanism’
Sam Harris at TED 2010: Science can answer moral questions
23/03/2010manicstreetpreacher is delighted to see that his hero of atheism has still got it!
My detractors who chide me for being a mouthpiece for the Four Horsemen should take a look at this and see why I choose to rely on Dawkins, Dennett, Harris and Hitchens so much.
Questions of good and evil, right and wrong are commonly thought unanswerable by science. But Sam Harris argues that science can – and should – be an authority on moral issues, shaping human values and setting out what constitutes a good life.
Sit back and enjoy.
Greater Manchester Humanists event: Humanist – Any Questions? 2 February 2010
17/01/2010
Greater Manchester Humanists are holding a Q & A event on Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 7:00 – 8:30pm at Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS.
ALL WELCOME
Free admission – but advance booking requested.
A collection will be taken for the Uganda Humanist Schools Trust.
Download the PDF poster here.
