a humanist organisation
Our meetings are on Zoom and open to anyone who’d like to join the discussion.
Please email us, or simply join Humankind and we’ll send you a link to access the call prior to the meeting.
In the twenty years since humanist marriage became legal in 2005, Humanism has become a familiar word in Scotland, and humanist ceremonies have become very popular, but elsewhere in the world, humanist values have come under unprecedented attack. What can we do to stand up for them? That’s what we’ll be exploring in our meeting, …
Truth is important, but it's never been more elusive, and that's what we’ll be exploring in our conversation. We hope you can join us. Meetings are on Zoom. We will send members a link to access the call prior to the meeting. If you would like to join the discussion please join Humankind.
Here's a paradox. Although the majority of the UK population is non-religious, and (in Scotland at least) humanist wedding ceremonies are now more popular than all forms of religious marriage put together, very few people identify as humanist. We'll be trying to find out why that is when we get together at 6.30 pm on …
It was the existentialist Jean Paul Sartre who coined the phrase, ‘man is condemned to be free’. As he saw it, in a world without gods, the human task is to create our own purpose and meaning. Taking responsibility for our own existence is anguishing, he argues, but it is only by doing so that …
Spirituality is a word that makes some humanists uncomfortable; they think spirituality is the preserve of religion, but we disagree, and we're not alone. Lindsay de Wal is the first humanist to lead an NHS Chaplaincy team, and as she said, "A lot of people don’t have an organised faith, but they still have spiritual …
The whole point of having a membership organisation is let you share your views, so every three months, we invite you to suggest what we talk about. If you’ve got an idea you'd like to discuss, please let us know. Just click on the contact link, and drop us a line.