Archives for November 2010

NAR: The Wake of Reason: Enter the Humanist Society in Singapore

New Asia Republic interviewed Mr Paul Tobin, founding President on Singapore. Article published on Nov 12, 2010.

The Wake of Reason: Enter the Humanist Society in Singapore

By Gwee Li Sui

The shape of Singapore’s secular space is changing. This is inevitable in view of several factors: the general development of any secular society; the demands of a multi-cultural and multi-religious sphere; the rise of religious fervour in recent decades; and the existing threat of fundamentalism. [Read more…]

Humanism and the meaning of life

By Paul Tobin

Humanists, by definition, are atheists, agnostics or non-theists. Many people assume that for life to have meaning, there has to be a “giver” of such meaning – such a “giver” is normally referred to as “god.”  In this article, I intend to show that life can be meaningful without recourse to such a concept.

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