Equal Time For Freethought

NON-BELIEVERS IN A BELIEVING WORLD

Over the past 10 years, the number of American atheists and agnostics has doubled. And the percentage of adults without religious affiliation is on the rise. But despite these demographic trends, being a nonbeliever can be challenging.

Are you a non-believer navigating through a believing world? Or perhaps you are a believer with non-believing family or friends?

Please find audio for show #43 below!

PROANTHROPY Pt. 2

Another concept central to Naturalistic Humanism is proanthropy — the idea that when humans get the developmental and life support they require they are naturally inclined towards being cooperative and caring, wanting to participate and contribute.

Sadly, despite voluminous supporting evidence, our society is premised on the complete opposite.  The consequence of this confusion rationalizes extreme inequality and injustice.

What do you believe about human nature?

Audio for show #42 below!

PROANTHROPY

Another concept central to Naturalistic Humanism is proanthropy — the idea that when humans get the developmental and life support they require, they are naturally inclined to cooperate, care, participate, and contribute.

Sadly, despite voluminous supporting evidence, our society is premised on the complete opposite.  The consequence of this confusion rationalizes extreme inequality and injustice.

Please find audio for show #41 below!

METAWARENESS

When our understanding of the world is based on evidence and reason, it’s obvious that the way each moment unfolds is the inexorable result of all that precedes it — in Naturalistic Humanism, this idea is called metawareness.

Applied to humans, the implications of metawareness are revolutionary requiring that we reconsider the way we credit, blame, punish, reward, and apportion resources.

Metawareness helps us deal more effectively with everything we encounter supporting equanimity and a sense of serenity.

Audio for Show #39 can be heard below!

Becoming Experimental

With erroneous information intended to enrage coming at us from all directions, it’s easy to become cynical. But cynicism can lead to distrust, alienation, and even acts of extremism. An experimental mindset is an effective way to avoid cynicism and feel more connected.

Learn about developing an experimental mindset and join the discussion with Arnell and Elaine in episode 38 below!

WHY ARE BOYS AND YOUNG MEN STRUGGLING?

The dismantling of patriarchal culture has given young women much of the freedom and empowerment they had long been denied.  The shift in the cultural landscape however has left many young men alienated, confused, frustrated, and often angry.

“There is no denying that by almost every metric that matters, boys and young men are struggling.”

Can a Naturalistic Humanist approach help?

Audio for Show #36 can be heard below!

Our Future w/AI Pt.2

By the end of this century humans may share the earth with artificially intelligent beings who are truly consciousness.

Some believe it will enable humans to realize long sought after goals including – solutions for ending our climate crisis, the elimination of poverty, the end of disease and the achievement of global peace, stability, and universal empowerment.  Others see it as an existential threat.

Audio for Show #35 can be heard below!

OUR FUTURE WITH AI

The potential emergence of GAI or General Artificial Intelligence – AI systems with human-level or greater cognitive abilities – raises profound technical, ethical, societal, and existential issues actively debated by AI researchers, philosophers, ethicists, and policymakers.

Audio for Show #34 can be heard below!

AN INTERVIEW WITH BOB HENNELLY

Naturalistic Support spends the hour in conversation with WBAI’s Interim General Manager.

Audio for Show #33 can be heard below!

EVERYDAY ACTS OF KINDNESS

Showing kindness is fundamental to the human experience.  Acts of kindness are psychologically and even physically beneficial to both those who act kindly as well as to the recipients.  It’s easy to miss the everyday acts of kindness happening all around us.

Audio for Show #32 can be heard below!