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Why Reality Needs a Religion (and Why Atheism isn’t Good Enough)

Why Reality Needs a Religion (and Why Atheism isn’t Good Enough)

Marc Perkel

July 27, 2014

Marc croppedMarc Perkel, founder of the Church of Reality, explains why Reality needs a religion and why Atheism isn’t good enough. In a perfect world Atheism becomes totally meaningless. No one cares what you don’t believe in, they care about what you do believe in. And what should you believe in? Reality!

Atheism needs Reality because without Reality there would be no place for God not to be real in. Realism is the science of understanding who we are, what our purpose is, and how we can live our lives in Right Relationship to Reality so that Reality doesn’t excommunicate us from existence.

So – Atheists – it’s time to put down your Bibles, quit talking about God, and start focusing on what is real rather than what isn’t real. If you know everything about nothing then you know nothing about everything.

You can watch the video of this most interesting presentation here.

 

Humanist Community Forum (2014-07-27): Why Reality Needs a Religion (and Why Atheism isn’t Good Enough) – Marc Perkel from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

 

The 2014 American Humanist Association Conference & A Discussion of our Group’s Future

The 2014 American Humanist Association Conference & A Discussion of our Group’s Future

July 6th 2014

2014 Philad-AHA-600

 

Humanist Community in Silicon Valley (HCSV) members who attended the 73rd Annual Conference of the American Humanist Association in Philadelphia, Pa, from June 5 to June 8 will report their experiences, and reactions to the dynamic and expanding activities of the national Humanist organization of which HCSV is a proud chapter. The future of HCSV will also be a topic for this Forum. Please join us to offer your hopes and dreams for HCSV.

Understanding Human Nature

Understanding Human Nature

Arthur Jackson

May 25, 2014

Arthur Jackson
Arthur Jackson

The ideas included in this talk by Arthur Jackson ( Humanist Community member and leader) are part of an article that has been published in “Humanist Perspectives,” the Humanist magazine for Canada. Jackson, who believes that human beings are the source of meaning and value, will draw from ideas in his book, “How to Live the Good Life: A User’s Guide for Modern Humans” which supports this point of view. Jackson assumes that human nature is shaped by our evolutionary past and can best be understood in that context.

 

Humanist Community Forum (2014-05-25): Understanding Human Nature (Arthur M. Jackson) from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

Becoming an Evolutionary Leader: Building a Just, Sustainable, Flourishing Civilization

Becoming an Evolutionary Leader: Building a Just, Sustainable, Flourishing Civilization

Manuel Manga

May 18, 2014

Manuel Manga
Manuel Manga

Everyone can be an evolutionary leader, and contribute toward the great transition to a better world. We can contribute at the micro, meso, macro levels. Humanism has a lot to contribute toward a cultural-social evolution. Manuel Manga (an organizational consultant, facilitator, and leadership coach) will present his concept of evolutionary leadership, which is democratic, non- hierarchical, collaborative and visionary. This concept is partly inspired by Julian Huxley’s Evolutionary Humanism, which claims that humanity needs a psycho-social evolution.

 
Click Here to See Manuel’s Slide Presentation

 

Humanist Community Forum (2014-05-18): Becoming an Evolutionary Leader (Manuel Manga) from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

Secular Activism

Secular Activism

Tom Manger

April 13, 2014

The number of non-believers is increasing rapidly. Like all social movements, the laws that represent us lag behind our wishes. However, that is now set to change rapidly as well. Tom Manger will present an update about secular activism in California and nationwide. Mr. Manger is the Legislative Chair for the Secular Coalition for California (http://states.secular.org/states/california), and chair of the Volunteer Management Committee for SecularityUSA (http://www.secularityusa.org).

Humanist Community Forum (2014-04-13): Secular Activism (Tom Manger) from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

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