Hard Questions for Humanists
March 2003
- How much do you identify yourself as a humanist? Is it a belief system, a philosophy, or a religion?
- What is and/or should be the relationship among humanist groups such as the AHA and the Council of Secular Humanism?
- What should be the relationship between humanism and atheism? Between humanism and Unitarianism? Between the Humanists of Utah and local religious and philosophical groups?
- What does it mean to be a practicing humanist?
- What do you think of the Humanist "Manifestos?"
- Does humanism have any political objectives? If so, what are they?
- Are there humanist positions on any of the following: a) Euthanasia; b) Therapeutic Cloning; c) Reproductive Cloning; d) Genetic Modification of Humans; e) Late-term Abortion?
- Are there aspects of humanist history that trouble you?
- Do you feel humanism has evolved? What do you think its future direction might be?
- Should humanists seek to grow their numbers?
- What are the greatest challenges that you see humanists facing?
Please send your answers to these questions-and/or additional questions you recommend-to
Richard Garrard, Utah Humanist editor or by postal mail to:
Editor, Utah Humanist, P.O. Box 900212, Sandy, Utah 84090-0212.
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