By Wilson Chew
When the conversation turns to issues like religion and faith, humanists often face a dilemma – whether to keep their views to themselves, or risk sparking friction or a disagreement. In a lively and amusing presentation at the Asian Humanism Conference, however, Indonesian stand-up comedian Reggie Hasibuan points out the usefulness of humour, allowing us to have it both ways. [Read more…]
On the first day of the Asian Humanism Conference, participants broke into four groups to discuss four major questions based around the theme: Unity in Diversity. This is the fourth and last discussion. [Read more…]
On the first day of the Asian Humanism Conference, participants broke into four groups to discuss four major questions based around the theme: Unity in Diversity. This is the third discussion. [Read more…]
On the first day of the Asian Humanism Conference, participants broke into four groups to discuss four major questions based around the theme: Unity in Diversity. This is the second discussion. [Read more…]
On the first day of the Asian Humanism Conference, participants broke into four groups to discuss four major questions based around the theme: Unity in Diversity. This is the first discussion: [Read more…]
On the first day of the Asian Humanism Conference, NUS historian of science Dr John van Wyhe delivered the keynote address on the conference theme: Unity in Diversity. He argued that dramatic events such as wars often overshadow long periods of time where diverse populations lived peacefully together. Tolerating differences and living in peace was in fact the norm, and part of human nature. Here’s a summary of his speech: [Read more…]
Panelists at the Asia Humanism Conference Day 1:
By Paul Tobin
President of the Humanist Society (Singapore)
Here in Singapore the year 2010, we officially registered the Humanist Society (Singapore). So, we have been around for five years, but the roots of humanism, the roots of humanist values go deeper than the term as we use it today. Before we look at this route, perhaps we should talk about what humanist values are. [Read more…]
Even though Norway’s population is only slightly smaller than Singapore’s, the Human-Etisk Forbund, or the Norwegian Humanist Association, is one of the largest secular humanist associations in the world with over 80,000 members! They were founded in 1956, nine years before Singapore’s independence. Over the years, they grew rapidly and played host to the World Humanist Congress three times in 1962, 1986 and 2011. [Read more…]
