Our main theme this month, “Why do we exist?”, has generated a wonderful variety of responses from our writers.

Report by David Savage Farnham Humanists celebrated their 20th anniversary at the Farnham Museum Gardens in Surrey on Sunday 1st...

By Maggie Hall The green cost of AI Artificial intelligence and the climate crisis are both issues that we often cover in Humanistically...

We were very sad to hear of the death of Alec Leggatt, one of the main founders of Farnham Humanists, on 18th September 2024. David...

Windsor Humanists and Reading Humanists, both partner groups of Humanists UK, are collaborating as “Humanists in Berkshire” to run “The...

On 3rd September, a group of humanist pilgrims from Dorset Humanists in Bournemouth set out for the long drive by coach to visit the home...

The American Humanist Association (AHA) recognised journalist, investigative reporter, and author Amy Goodman as their 2024 Humanist of...

Fish Stark is the newly appointed Executive Director of the American Humanist Association (AHA). A lifelong humanist and the son of Rep....

Report by David Warden I was thrilled to be able to attend the 83rd American Humanist Association Conference over the weekend of 14 and...

By Dr Mike Flood Mike is Chair of Milton Keynes Humanists and the UK-based network Humanists for the Common Good . He also runs the...

By David Warden This article is, in part, a response to Is humanism fit for purpose in the 21st century? – an article by Mike Flood also...

By Richard Norman Richard Norman is Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Kent. He is a Patron of Humanists UK and...

Anthony concludes that no one has the answer to the ultimate question - Why do I exist? His answer is a tautology - We exist to live.

By John Hubbard John is a retired English teacher. Currently, he is a volunteer guide for the National Trust at Thomas Hardy's birthplace...

By John Coss John is a retired actuary and acting chair of Stockport Humanists Why do we exist? The question can be addressed in two...

By Maggie Hall Maggie is a former Chair of Brighton Humanists, a member of the Humanists UK Dialogue Network, and a Humanists UK School...

By Aaron the Humanist Why do we exist? It’s a question that Aaron finds himself pondering often, not only to make sense of where the...

By Sophy Robinson Sophy is a former trustee of Humanists UK and she has worked for many years as a performance coach in large global...

By Kate Domaille Kate Domaille is a part-time university lecturer specialising in British and European Cinema. She is also a Humanists...

By Chris Highland Chris is a teacher, writer, and humanist celebrant living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. In this...

By Aaron Aaron is proudly British, and a former member of the UK Independence Party and the Conservative Party. Like millions of British...

Edited by David Warden Christians are taught to believe that life without God is meaningless and they use this belief as a rhetorical...

By David Seddon What if a human being was a car You wanted to be driven safe and well, Yet still expressed something of what you are Or...

By John Hubbard And how are you getting on? Solicitude struggles not to patronise, enquiring from the inclined head and smiling eyes,...

David Benatar, born in 1966, is a South African philosopher, academic, and author. He is best known for his advocacy of anti-natalism in...

Aaron suggests ways you could write for Humanistically Speaking Humanistically Speaking  prides itself on being a platform for...