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Reflection & Feedback
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April 30, 2018
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Join us Monday for the last meeting of the semester! Instead of a specific topic, we will spend the time collectively reflecting on what Humanist League has done this past semester. It will also be a good opportunity to hear feedback from you on how...
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Psychoactive Drugs
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April 23, 2018
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Psychoactive drugs are chemical substances that alter one’s mental state, often leading to altered perceptions, moods, and behaviors. Some psychoactive drugs include Psilocybin Mushrooms, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), Cannabis, Tobacco, MDMA, Benadryl, Zyban, and Alcohol. The effects of psychoactive substance vary dramatically, from only mild...
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The #MeToo Movement
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April 16, 2018
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The Me Too movement (or “#MeToo”) is a hashtag used to express solidarity in experiencing sexual assault and to demonstrate the prevalence of sexual misconduct in modern society. The phrase was previously used in this context by Tarana Burke in 2006 and was popularized by...
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Toxic Masculinity
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April 10, 2018
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Toxic Masculinity refers to pressure applied against men by themselves or others to fulfill harmful male gender roles, such as dominance, social and sexual aggression, emotional invulnerability, and complete self-reliance. Pressure to perform in these roles causes direct harm to men and indirect harm to...
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Altruistic Obligation
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April 02, 2018
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Altruism, or the practice of increasing another’s well being at the expense of one’s own, is thought of as a noble act above and beyond the call of duty in most situations. But in certain situations many of us feel obligated to behave altruistically, such...
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The Future of Education
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March 26, 2018
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Due to the incredible changes in technology during this “age of information”, the Future of Education is uncertain. Some parts of the world still use chalk boards and paper administration, and confiscate electronics if they are visible in the classroom. Other parts of the world...
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Autumn Whitefield-Madrano – I Am Beautiful
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March 22, 2018
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Women, Beauty, and the Therapeutic Narrative A long overdue awareness of the punishing nature of our beauty standards has finally arrived; but its accompanying narrative that women don’t like their appearance pushes other experiences beauty out of the conversation. Join us this Thursday March 22...
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The Morality of Porn
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March 19, 2018
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The morality of porn is a contentious topic for a variety of reasons. Porn production, religious beliefs, and perceived positive or negative effects on oneself or others (among other reasons) can all play a role in personal and philosophical positions on whether porn is good...
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The Ethics of the Art Market
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March 05, 2018
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The art market is currently booming. Last November the record for the most expensive painting ever sold at auction was shattered by Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” selling for $450.3 Million. However increasingly many of these great works of art go right into storage as...
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Human Extinction
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February 26, 2018
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Many believe that the human species, and all of its accompanying knowledge, will die one day. Why? Some argue the probability that we make a fatal mistake is high enough that we must eventually succumb to it. Others think that humanity is inherently unjust, and...
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Truth vs. Falsehood
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February 19, 2018
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In our every waking moment, and even in some sleeping ones, we must distinguish between what is true, and what is not. How do you determine whether your sensations reflect reality? How do you criticize the ideas that pop into your head? What do you...
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Goals of Parenting
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February 12, 2018
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What are the goals of parenting? Some parents plan and make active decisions about when and how to have children, while another large percentage of the population does not. What values or guidelines should we be using to raise children? Virtually every parent wants the...
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Bart Campolo – Human Love and Meaning Making
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February 06, 2018
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The son of an Evangelical pastor, Bart Campolo spent thirty years in Christian Ministry before leaving religion. Now Bart continues to work as a community builder and pastoral care provider as the Humanist Chaplain at the University of Cincinnati. Join us on February 6th at...
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Addiction
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February 05, 2018
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Addiction is a continued craving for the performance of a rewarding activity despite adverse consequences. It is often a reaction to stress or specific sets of environmental cues. This is different from dependence, which is when cessation of a rewarding behavior causes withdrawal symptoms. For...
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Social Anarchism
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January 29, 2018
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Social anarchism is a political philosophy that advocates self-governed societies based on voluntary institutions. These are often described as stateless societies, or non-hierarchical associations as opposed to institutions. Anarchism holds the state to be undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful. While social anarchism is just one of...
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What is the purpose of laws?
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January 22, 2018
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The vast majority of societies have had laws of some nature, indicating that humans generally find them necessary to the operation of a society. In some cases, these laws have been for the benefit of those they govern, like property laws, and in other cases,...
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Winter Book Club: The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin!
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January 17, 2018
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Thanks to everyone who filled out the poll! The winner is The Dispossessed, by Ursula Le Guin! So grab yourself a copy of the book and read it over the winter break. We will then spend our first meeting back from break discussing the book,...
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Reflection & Feedback
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December 04, 2017
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Join us this Monday for the last meeting of the semester! Instead of a specific topic, we will spend the time collectively reflecting on what Humanist League has done this past semester. It will also be a good opportunity to hear feedback from you on...
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Utilitarianism
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November 27, 2017
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Utilitarianism is a consequentialist moral theory, meaning the core to determining what is right and wrong depends on the effects of each action we take. Utilitarians believe that the purpose of morality is to make life better by increasing the amount of good things (which...
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Universal Basic Income
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November 20, 2017
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Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a fixed amount, at a level sufficient for subsistence, given by the state to all citizens regardless of income or work status. It would cost the government $1.5 trillion to distribute $10 billion to only children and US citizens earning...
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Dawkins Post-Event Discussion!
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November 13, 2017
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Thanks to everyone who came to Carl Sagan Fest 2017 featuring Richard Dawkins! If you weren’t able to make it, or if you want watch it all again, we have the video recording uploaded! In our last email we sent out a poll for the...
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Carl Sagan Fest, featuring Richard Dawkins
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November 07, 2017
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Join us on Tuesday November 7th for Carl Sagan Fest, our annual celebration of science and human values! This year, the internationally renowned biologist and public intellectual Richard Dawkins will receive the CMU Humanism Initiative’s Carl Sagan Award. The CMU community will have a chance...
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Affirmative Action
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November 06, 2017
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Affirmative action has become increasingly more controversial over the past couple decades. One of the more recent examples can be found in the case, Fisher vs. University of Texas at Austin, in which Abigail Fisher sued the university claiming it was not granting her admission...
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Ethics of social media
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October 30, 2017
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The past decade has seen the rise of social media on an unprecedented scale. Only 13 years ago was Facebook started and today over a quarter of the world population is on the platform. Social media has impacted the way in which we connect and...
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Assisted Suicide
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October 16, 2017
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Proponents of assisted suicide think that being able to plan their own deaths helps people with unmitigatable suffering or high near-term chances of death regain control (or at least the feeling of control) over their lives. Proponents also think that planned deaths can help improve...
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Effective Altruism
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October 09, 2017
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Effective altruism is a system of using high-quality evidence and careful reasoning to work out how much good from each resource is possible. But how can you really measure your donation’s effectiveness? Take for example how when we choose to go about choosing the right...
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Make America Think Again: Communication Training for a Propaganda Era
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October 04, 2017
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Learn how to make reason — not fear, cynicism, or rage — the loudest voice in the room! Leave with the skills, tools, and knowledge to have meaningful political conversations that generate insights without ideological food fights. The HearYourselfThink method helps people see past media...
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Lee McIntyre – Post-Truth
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October 04, 2017
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On this Monday February 20 at 4:30pm in Margaret Morrison 103, the Humanist League will be hosting Lee McIntyre to speak about the role of truth in our society: Many say that we are now entering the ‘post-truth’ era. From fake news to outright lying...
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How should we define religion?
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October 02, 2017
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What is religion? What systems should we use to classify something as a religion? Most theological scholars would define religion as any system of belief or worship. While others may say that believing in a supernatural power or powers is what fundamentally makes something a...
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Are humans morally different from animals?
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September 25, 2017
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What is the difference between humans and animals? Biologically or psychologically, the differences are immediately apparent: humans have unmatched language, rationality, adaptability, cooperation, and accomplishments. However, less obvious to many is the existence of a moral difference between humans and other animals. Many argue that...
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Religious Naturalism
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For centuries, it has seemed to many that we must choose between the realism of a secular worldview and the comforts of a religious worldview. But what if we could have both? Suppose we combined the idea that nature is probably all there is (“naturalism”)...
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What would your Utopia look like?
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September 11, 2017
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From the more Utopian visions of a world like in Star Trek, Her, or Sir Thomas More’s Utopia which coined the term Utopia. To the more Dystopian visions of Blade Runner, The Hunger Games, or Orwell’s 1984. We have often thought of what our ideal...
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Fishbowl
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September 04, 2017
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Join us this Monday for a relaxed discussion on a variety of topics! Instead of having a specific topic beforehand, we will have an open discussion about any topics the group would like to discuss. So come to the meeting with a few interesting ideas...
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Book Club: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
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August 29, 2017
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We hope you’ve enjoyed reading Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie for our summer book club. Please join us for our first informal meeting of the year this Tuesday at 4:30 pm to talk about the book and catch up on any summer happenings. You don’t...
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Open Topic: Food and Feedback
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May 01, 2017
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Join us this Monday for the last meeting of the semester! Instead of a specific topic, we will have an open discussion about any topics the group would like to discuss and collectively reflect on what Humanist League has done this past semester. What have...
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Identity Politics
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April 24, 2017
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We identify ourselves as belonging to many different different groups, and every group that we belong to informs our behaviors and decisions. But when should being part of a group dictate your political decisions? Can a White working class American and a Transgender African American...
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Is wealth immoral?
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April 17, 2017
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In a capitalist system, people can earn large amounts of money in a variety of ways (both moral and immoral), and once they pay their taxes, they can use or retain it however they wish. The predominate view in such a system is that these...
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What should you want?
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April 10, 2017
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As opportunities to decide what to want become more frequent, it becomes more necessary to fully develop a moral framework founded on objective principles with implications for what we should want. One field where we can find such principles is epistemology (the study of knowledge),...
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Is morality objective?
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