HUMANISM AND ATHEISM ESSAYS 

  NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES - What happens to you when you come close to death. Some people describe visits to Heaven. I strongly disagree with their claims.

CREATIONISM - INTELLIGENT DESIGN FLAWS  www.arthurchappell.clara.net/intelligent.design.flaws.htm  Why
Creationist claims that the Universe needs a creator-God are dishonest and deeply flawed.

DAWKINS, RICHARD - ATHEIST AND EVOLUTION EXPERT - www.arthurchappell.clara.net/richard.dawkins.htm

PENTECOST - WHIT WEEK WALKS  - http://www.arthurchappell.clara.net/pentecost.whit.week.walks.htm  Memories of
taking part in these annual religious processions, and the revival Walt Whitman Bolton Whit-walks  tradition .

ASSAP - Real life paranormal investigation by a member of The Association For The Study Of Scientific & Anomalous Phenomena (ASSAP).

  QUOTATIONS - List of quotations on atheism, agnosticism & Humanism collected over many years. Growing all the time.

  SKEPTICISM INC Review of Bo Fowler's hilarious book on Metaphysical betting shops, narrated by an atheistic shopping trolley.

  EVIL - What is evil? Why doesn't God do anything about it? A no-holds barred look at the terrible things humans do to one another and possible solutions to the problem.

SCIENCE FICTION - Ambitious study of the history of the SF/Fantasy genres from a Humanistic perspective. In Six parts and with a Bibliography too. PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5 PART 6 BIBLIOGRAPHY

  MUSICALS - My views on the best and worst kind of musical theatre/film.

  HUMAN NATURE - Just what makes us Human? With reference to Artificial Intelligence, Alan Turing and the Turing Test procedure.

THE CHURCH OF THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER www.arthurchappell.clara.net/flying.spaghetti.monster.htm Have I finally found a religion I like? Could be....

The book, BRAINWASHED! A CULT SURVIVOR'S TALE is now available in
paperback and download formats from  Lulu at http://www.lulu.com/content/757452 It carries the full detailed story of my own experiences in the Divine Light Mission cult, several essays on
Maharaji and a few essays on cults in general too.

SCIENCE FICTION - An epic history of the science fiction genre in six parts, based on a talk given to various Humanist organisations. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and the bibliography

PACIFISM - While supporting principles of non-violence I believe there are such things as justifiable acts of war and violence. This is probably not what most Humanists would say.

- PRECURSERS - Stoics, Sceptics, Cynics and Epicurian philosophers in ancient Greece - Were they the ancestors of Humanism?

BELLWETHER Book review of Connie Willis's novel about fads, and chaos theory and sheep.

SOPHIE'S WORLD - Review of the best philosophy text book for years. Or is a novel?

HISTORY - A list of the Events and meetings of the Greater Manchester Humanist Group since it's creation in 1993.

- DARWIN, BRADLAUGH & KROPOTKIN - The lives of three of the most important Victorian atheists and Humanists reviewed.

ART - What is art? What are Humanists to think of Christian paintings and sculpture? Is there such a thing as Humanist art (beyond portraits of known Humanists, that is). A history and assessment of aesthetics and the meaning of art itself.

ANGEL MEADOW - My family history shows some Humanistic influences from French Huguenots onwards.

BRANCO BOKUN An old Humanist book review of a laughably bad book   www.arthurchappell.clara.net/bookreview.b.branco.bokun.htm

NEW !!! THE GAY & LESBIAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION (GALHA) - Important talk on gay rights from the files of the GM Humanist.

ROCK & ROLL HUMANISM - Atheistic values in popular music.

NAIL THE BIG LIE - Attacking hateful claims that Humanists are Nazis at heart.

THE DARK AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL - A humorous argument in favour of pessimism.

THOMAS PAINE - The life and times of one of the true heroes of Humanism

LOCAL HERO - SAMUAL (MAGGOTY) JOHNSON - The bizarre but true life of an eccentric Cheshire court jester and dramatist.

MORALITY AND RELIGION Why you don't need God to be good. With reference to Plato's' Euthyphro.

'ARK! 'ARK! WHAT A LARK! Creationists under fire. Debunking the Noah's Ark legend.

THE OTHER HUMANISTS - The Siloist Cult who call themselves The Humanist Movement. Why they are not like the Manchester Humanists at all. This incorporates

SILOIST REPLIES - Members of the Silosist cult reply to my damming allegations about their activities. Also a - REVIEW OF LETTERS TO MY FRIENDS. Key book by cult leader Silo reviewed by me.

LIFE ON THE SQUARE. - Humanist views on The Freemasons JOHN PHILIMORE OF THE FREEMASONS - Leading freemason's response to my article on Freemasons.

WHY WE ARE HUMANISTS - Questionnaire feedback report on being agnostics, & Humanists means to us.

SPIRITUALITY - Can Humanists use words like 'soul, spirit, or spirituality?"

EGYPTOLOGY- Talk by the Manchester based Ancient Egypt Studies Society.

HUMANISM & POLITICS - Is Humanism political?

CHILDREN AND RELIGION - What to do when your child asks whether there is a God or not?

THE COSMIC FAIRY - Review of Arthur Atkinson's book on Darwinian ideas.

HUMANISM, WHAT'S IN THE WORD Review of a history of the usage and abusage of the word Humanism through the centuries and in the present day.

HUMOUR AND FUN - What exactly is funny?

PRINCESS DIANA - Controversial reaction to the death of The Princess Of Wales.

HUMANIST CEREMONIES -Non-religious weddings, baby namings and funerals.

TOP RANKIN' ROBERT RANKIN.- Review of the life of this highly irreverent humorist.

FREE WILL - Do we have free will, or is everything we do somehow determined by either divine forces, or by environmental and social pressures?

SAINTS PRESERVE US? What is a saint or a martyr? Do their claims to fame really stand up?

SPORT AND HUMANISM - Why I hate sport of all kinds.

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH Talk on conservation and environment management.

PORNOGRAPHY A CLOSER LOOK - Discussion meeting on the nature of porn and censorship of such material as qualifies for such definition.

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