"Humanism is about human goodness, appreciating reason & potential" - Ojas Singh Bhanot

This week on Humanism Now, Mark & Nicole join the panel to discuss how illegal faith schools deny children the right to science, the importance of promoting scientific literacy across society and the impact of scientific fraud.

This week's interview is with Ojas Singh Bhanot, Politics and Data Science student at the London School of Economics, where he Founded the Humanist Open Minds Students' Union group. His role involves leading a platform and promoting humanist values within the university community, focusing on open dialogue and inclusivity.

References:

• Religion for Atheists, Alain de Botton
• Humanists UK at UN: Illegal schools deny the right to science
• Humanists UK campaign: State-funded faith schools & education
• National Secular Society: End Faith Schools Campaign
• Centre for Inquiry: Why Scientific Literacy Matters
• Humanists UK: Humanist Students
• Fraud in curcumin research is a warning to all of science, FuturoProssimo

About Ojas Singh Bhanot

• LinkedIn
• LSE Students Union Humanist Open Minds
• LSE Humanist Open Minds on Instagram

Ojas' References:

• Oxford Handbook of Digital Ethics, Carissa Véliz

Upcoming events:

• Central London Humanists
• Leicester Humanists

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“The irony of man's condition is that the deepest need is to be free of the anxiety of death and annihilation; but it is life itself which awakens it, and so we must shrink from being fully alive.” ― Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death

Episode References:

• BBC News: New extremism definition unveiled by government
• Humanists UK: Extremists ‘negate the fundamental rights and freedoms of others’ – humanists analyse new definition
• ‘Resisting extremism means defending a tolerant society’, Andrew Copson
• Atheist Bus Campaign
• Radio 5: Elis James and John Robins Show

About Valerie Jack;

• Living with Life without God
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• Twitter @ValerieJack
• Instagram/Facebook: @valeriejackwrites

Valerie's References:

• How religious and spiritual beliefs explain prolonged grief disorder symptoms, Kim M. Christian, Samar M. Aoun & Lauren J. Breen
• The Denial of Death, Ernest Becker
• Why Death is Nothing to Fear: Lucretius and Epicureanism, Jack Maden, PhilosophyBreak
• Snoopy Cartoon on Death
• La Fauxmagerie

“One day we will die, but on all the other days we will not.” ― Snoopy

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Welcome back to Humanism Now! This week AJ & Mark from the Central London Humanists join the panel to discuss the latest news, plus our interview with Monica Belițoiu, Chair of The Romanian Secular Humanist Association (ASUR) .

Episode References

• Humanist UK; Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes awarded Darwin Day Medal
  • Rebecca Wragg Sykes Interview
• Humanists UK; Assisted Dying Campaign
  • Assisted Dying Inquiry Report | Everything you need to know
• BBC News; Greece legalises same-sex marriage
• Matthew Walker; Why We Sleep

Monica Belițoiu

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Humanists International; Why I contribute my experience and time to the Freedom of Thought Report, Monica Belițoiu
• Humanists International; Romanian humanists launch ScienceCalendar mobile app

Download ScienceCalendar App on Play Store

Follow ASUR

• Homepage
• Instagram @asur.ro
• Facebook @secularumanisti
• YouTube @ASURChannel

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