Thought for the Day campaign inspired by George Orwell SELHuG member David Smart was inspired by the George Orwell statue, erected in the precinct of Broadcasting House in November 2017, to take a stand against the exclusion of humanists and other non-religious thinkers from Thought for the Day. There is an inscription beside the statue… Read more »
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Review: Southbank walk
It’s amazing how a well-informed guide can transform a simple stroll into a walk through history. On 26th January, SELHuG Secretary Tony Brewer led us along the stretch of riverside from London Bridge to the National Theatre – an area we thought we already knew. First off was the beautiful art deco St Olaf’s House,… Read more »
New Cross March Meeting: Morality as cooperation
When: Thursday 7th March, 7.30pmWhere: New Cross (map) Morality as cooperation: how evolution explains ethics Where does the human desire to ‘be good’ come from? What roles do nature and nurture play? In this talk Dr Oliver Scott Curry explains how science has explained morality, why there are multiple moral instincts, which moral rules are… Read more »
Review: Ethical Dilemmas
We had a good turnout for our discussion of ethical dilemmas last month, with the addition of some welcome fresh faces. This meeting was held in the Rose pub, our usual library venue being closed for the holidays, and maybe our proximity to the bar contributed to the proceedings – a very lively debate in… Read more »
Bromley February meeting: Discussion
When: Wednesday 13th February, 2 – 4pmWhere: Bromley (map) Discussion: “Monotheism is the greatest disaster to have befallen Mankind”? Graham Bell will outline the new analytical techniques that have been used over the last 50 years by impartial scholars to investigate the foundational claims of the 3 major Abrahamic religions. Recent archaeology contradicts many of… Read more »
