Just announced: I've been appointed chair of the newly-formed New Humanist editorial board humanists.uk/2025/05/27/i...
Ian Dunt to chair ‘New Humanist’ Editorial Board
Acclaimed political journalist and author Ian Dunt has been appointed as the Chair of the newly established Editorial Board for New Humanist magazine, following its merger with Humanists UK earlier th...
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May 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Just announced: I've been appointed chair of the newly-formed New Humanist editorial board humanists.uk/2025/05/27/i...
For millions, Terry Pratchett opened the door to a lifelong love of reading. The passage below, from Reaper Man, has always struck us as one of his most moving – a humanist meditation on death and legacy that continues to be read at humanist funerals today.
#GNUTerryPratchett
#GNUTerryPratchett
September 22, 2026 at 11:30 AM
For millions, Terry Pratchett opened the door to a lifelong love of reading. The passage below, from Reaper Man, has always struck us as one of his most moving – a humanist meditation on death and legacy that continues to be read at humanist funerals today.
#GNUTerryPratchett
#GNUTerryPratchett
Be a humanist
Be humane
Be humane
January 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Be a humanist
Be humane
Be humane
"Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead."
-- Kurt Vonnegut, who died #OTD 2007
-- Kurt Vonnegut, who died #OTD 2007
April 11, 2026 at 3:10 PM
"Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead."
-- Kurt Vonnegut, who died #OTD 2007
-- Kurt Vonnegut, who died #OTD 2007
Pope Leo XIV: The Humanist
Erasmus must be smiling.
Erasmus must be smiling.
May 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Pope Leo XIV: The Humanist
Erasmus must be smiling.
Erasmus must be smiling.
OK there's my Unhinged Literary Opinion: Pratchett is the greatest humanist/philosophical writer of our era.
and since he really does have a quote for everything, in the wise words of Sir Terry Pratchett: “Susan hated Literature. She’d much prefer to read a good book.”
October 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
OK there's my Unhinged Literary Opinion: Pratchett is the greatest humanist/philosophical writer of our era.
I do think it's funny how transhumanist and trans humanist have such different meanings
September 24, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I do think it's funny how transhumanist and trans humanist have such different meanings
"The Climate Crisis – A Humanist Perspective" by Beth Kantrowitz for The Humanist: thehumanist.com/commentary/t...
The Climate Crisis – A Humanist Perspective - TheHumanist.com
With increased understanding we may be able to survive.
thehumanist.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:03 PM
"The Climate Crisis – A Humanist Perspective" by Beth Kantrowitz for The Humanist: thehumanist.com/commentary/t...
As a Deist/Humanist If I'm wrong it's ok, because that means Stevie is giving God guitar lessons.
December 8, 2025 at 5:46 AM
As a Deist/Humanist If I'm wrong it's ok, because that means Stevie is giving God guitar lessons.
love it when i am a humanist who believes our only hope is to become a multiplanetary society and have lots of babies and also i cut off all funding to starving infants and NASA
January 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
love it when i am a humanist who believes our only hope is to become a multiplanetary society and have lots of babies and also i cut off all funding to starving infants and NASA
Environmentalist, anti-genocide humanist. #JimmyCarter
Naval officer, hero, peanut farmer, dad, husband, President, humanitarian who has built homes for the homeless and almost eradicated Guinea worm, a peacemaker, a brilliant and good man. 🙏🏽
December 29, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Environmentalist, anti-genocide humanist. #JimmyCarter
Fantastic to see Professor Bharat Pankhania choosing a humanist celebrant as his ‘Mayor’s Chaplain’ for his term - making Bath one of the largest cities ever to have a humanist serve this important ceremonial role.
humanists.uk/2025/06/09/b...
humanists.uk/2025/06/09/b...
June 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Fantastic to see Professor Bharat Pankhania choosing a humanist celebrant as his ‘Mayor’s Chaplain’ for his term - making Bath one of the largest cities ever to have a humanist serve this important ceremonial role.
humanists.uk/2025/06/09/b...
humanists.uk/2025/06/09/b...
The science of storytelling with author and humanist Kurt Vonnegut 😅❤️
Kurt was born #OnThisDay 1922.
Kurt was born #OnThisDay 1922.
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The science of storytelling with author and humanist Kurt Vonnegut 😅❤️
Kurt was born #OnThisDay 1922.
Kurt was born #OnThisDay 1922.
I am a humanist! These values are my values!
August 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I am a humanist! These values are my values!
“The less talent they have, the more pride, vanity and arrogance they have. All these fools, however, find other fools who applaud them.”
Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536), Christian humanist, satirist, and philosopher
Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536), Christian humanist, satirist, and philosopher
March 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“The less talent they have, the more pride, vanity and arrogance they have. All these fools, however, find other fools who applaud them.”
Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536), Christian humanist, satirist, and philosopher
Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536), Christian humanist, satirist, and philosopher
I, uh, must have a different understanding of what getting your cheeks clapped means????
August 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I, uh, must have a different understanding of what getting your cheeks clapped means????
Q: Jesse, what is your personal philosophy?
A: Sexular humanist.
Q: you mean secular humanist, right?
A:
A: Sexular humanist.
Q: you mean secular humanist, right?
A:
January 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Q: Jesse, what is your personal philosophy?
A: Sexular humanist.
Q: you mean secular humanist, right?
A:
A: Sexular humanist.
Q: you mean secular humanist, right?
A:
50,000 couples a year would choose a legal humanist wedding in England and Wales.
Our trained and accredited celebrants are ready. The Government needs to make it legal.
Our trained and accredited celebrants are ready. The Government needs to make it legal.
September 24, 2026 at 4:54 PM
50,000 couples a year would choose a legal humanist wedding in England and Wales.
Our trained and accredited celebrants are ready. The Government needs to make it legal.
Our trained and accredited celebrants are ready. The Government needs to make it legal.
I. Am. A. Humanist.
Are you⁉️
Are you⁉️
November 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I. Am. A. Humanist.
Are you⁉️
Are you⁉️
Springwatch icon, humanist, and probably the UK's best-loved birdwatcher, Bill Oddie, has died aged 85. Very sad.
Thank you for a lifetime of helping us understand nature.
Thank you for a lifetime of helping us understand nature.
July 27, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Springwatch icon, humanist, and probably the UK's best-loved birdwatcher, Bill Oddie, has died aged 85. Very sad.
Thank you for a lifetime of helping us understand nature.
Thank you for a lifetime of helping us understand nature.
When I was teaching the psychology of women I would say I was a humanist who was labeled a feminist by a patriarchal misogynistic society
September 21, 2026 at 8:24 PM
When I was teaching the psychology of women I would say I was a humanist who was labeled a feminist by a patriarchal misogynistic society