Podcast for Inquiry S04E25: Living life as a Humanist, with Steve Ghikadis

Steve Ghikadis is a Humanist Officiant, who conducts secular marriages, memorials, and other life affirming celebrations. Raised as a freethinker, Steve has been married to a Christian for over a decade. Steve serves as an Ambassador for Humanist Canada, Recovering from Religion, and Sunday Assembly.

I speak with Steve about his book, Humanism from the Heart. We discuss the many themes and ideas in his book, including:

• Why Steve tried to become a believer many times throughout his life
• Purpose, meaning, and destiny
• What “soft determinism” means
• The dynamics of a family with one Christian and one Humanist parent
• The value of the answer, “I don’t know”. 

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I've been published in a book!

Humanist Canada has just published a collection of essays in Humanism: Canadian Perspectives | Humanisme : Perspectives canadiennes which includes two contributions from me.

One is a personal essay, entitled Humanism over Atheism, that is an updated version of my 2011 post, Why I don't describe myself as an atheist. The second is on behalf of the Centre for Inquiry Canada, and summarizes the findings of the Cost of Religion in Canada research reports I helped write a few years ago. 

I'm looking forward to receiving my copy; feel free to support Humanist Canada by purchasing one for yourself as well.

Podcast for Inquiry S04E24: Can We Have a Conversation? Exploring Polarization to Find Common Ground, with Jasmin Faulk

My conversation with Jasmin Faulk begins with what Saudi Arabia was like when she was growing up, and what has and hasn’t changed since then. Jasmin talks about the fire of youth, the wisdom that comes from age, and how society needs both activists and advocates to move forward. She also shares her desire to have  genuine and difficult conversations with people with very different worldviews in an attempt to find, or create common ground. 

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