Humanist Arts Award to John de Lancie

[TheGoodStuff]

I thought I would share this nice article on the AHA giving John de Lancie their Arts award. He discusses being an Atheist and being asked to leave sunday school for simply asking questions.

The quote of the article is:

"For me, religion and manipulation were one and the same.”

http://thehumanist.com/features/interviews/i-was-always-skeptical-an-interview-with-star-treks-john-de-lancie

 

[2takesfrakes]

Of course, celebrities like making outrageous statements for press fodder. I'm a fan of John de Lancie, not only because of his body of work as an actor, but he also hails from Philadelphia, PA. It's nice to see our favourite STAR TREK actors receiving accolades, as this franchise has been blessed with the best and brightest of them.

 

[Horizons96]

Great read! I love de Lancie's Q character. I had no idea he was an active humanist. For some reason the link in the OP just brings up a problem loading page error when I click it. Here's another link

 

[T'Girl]

"For me, religion and manipulation were one and the same.”

A sad perspective.

It's important to note that not all Humanists are secular humanists, despite the view point that The Humanist Magazine actively pushes.

This from a Christian humanist.

 

[TheGoodStuff]

"For me, religion and manipulation were one and the same.”

A sad perspective.

It's important to note that not all Humanists are secular humanists, despite the view point that The Humanist Magazine actively pushes.

This from a Christian humanist.

I certainly do not find it sad rather, I find it accurate and progressive.

Great read! I love de Lancie's Q character. I had no idea he was an active humanist. For some reason the link in the OP just brings up a problem loading page error when I click it. Here's another link

Thanks for the updated link! Don't know why that one went wonky. I enjoyed reading it too, nice to see from a Trek actor. His reminiscences about his treatment as a child are also interesting.

 

[Horizons96]

It's important to note that not all Humanists are secular humanists, despite the view point that The Humanist Magazine actively pushes.

This from a Christian humanist.

This article sums it up very well: Humanism vs Atheism

 

[T'Girl]

There are branches or subdivisions of Humanist philosophy, including Christian humanism and secular humanism (and others).

Straight out of a dictionary. Humanism is any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, capacities, worth, and dignity predominate. Individualism, reason, ethics, and belief in justice are a part as well.

Secular humanism differs from general Humanism with the addition of specifically rejecting supernatural and religious dogma as a basis of morality and decision-making.

Where general Humanism might or might not hold spirituality to be a "myth," it does not specifically require rejecting, that's secular humanism.