Ritual and ceremony are inseparable from human life. Even when we're not trying, we find ourselves creating and participating in an endless string of them.| Nathan B. Weller
Quitting your job to recover your health (especially in America where healthcare is a nightmare) is sort of like jumping off a cliff and hoping you'll have your life sorted out before you hit the ground. So why did I do it?| Nathan B. Weller
In the Humanist Movement there are two types of secular clergy who serve their local communities. The first, which I covered in my previous post, is a Humanist Chaplain. The second, is a Humanist Celebrant.| Nathan B. Weller
The concept of secular clergy is admittedly a bit confusing at first. However, it makes perfect sense in the context of diversity and representation. The nonreligious are just as likely to need the kind of advice and support chaplains offer as anyone else. After all, we're human.| Nathan B. Weller
This year my reading took me from the dawn of humans on Earth to their distant future in space, with some notable stops along the way.| Nathan B. Weller
In the United States finding and joining a local humanist community can be difficult. Not because they're unwelcoming or exclusive, but because so few of them exist.| Nathan B. Weller
It's a common misunderstanding, but humanism is not a religion and identifying as a humanist is not a profession of faith. In a lot of ways, it's kind of the opposite.| Nathan B. Weller
If you're a fan of science, liberal arts, democracy, and human rights you may also like humanism.| Nathan B. Weller
Data Gardening is the ongoing cultivation of your data's value. In my case, data in the form of content on my website. For a start.| Nathan B. Weller
Data Driven Serfdom occurs any time a person is either required or manipulated into virtually existing on someone else’s platform and they are not given a fair stake in the value generated from their data.| Nathan B. Weller