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Starting a Humanist Society at college?
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Starting a Humanist Society at college?
The 6th form college I go to has many different "societies" to join. I'm a member of the biology, law, classics, and computer science societies. Law and Classic Civilisation had especially good cakes to bribe me with, but I won't actually show up to any meetings. There's poo-loads of other things, too. Robotics, philosophy, geography, Christian Union, debating... Humanism is a fast-growing attitude and I think it'd be awesome for it to have a face at the Societies' Fare at the start of each year. Preferably situated next to the Christian Union's bit. When I'm in upper sixth I can start my own group.
My thinking is that more people would go along to a atheist/agnostic/secular society. I wouldn't want to do an atheist society because, well, there's not much to it! The important thing is that anyone can go along. For instance, I went to the debating society just to see if I'd like it... Debating is already an enrichment activity for me, and I think that's quite enough.
Anyone done something similar? How did it go?
My thinking is that more people would go along to a atheist/agnostic/secular society. I wouldn't want to do an atheist society because, well, there's not much to it! The important thing is that anyone can go along. For instance, I went to the debating society just to see if I'd like it... Debating is already an enrichment activity for me, and I think that's quite enough.
Anyone done something similar? How did it go?
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Re: Starting a Humanist Society at college?
Peter Angus
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Re: Starting a Humanist Society at college?
Ah yes. Thank you for that. Perhaps I shall ask them for advice on what to do with the group! I'm going along to the Cambridge Humanist Group's informal meet-ups soon, so I can see what goes on there, too.peterangus wrote:There are many existing student groups.
http://www.humanism.org.uk/meet-up/grou ... ent-groups
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Re: Starting a Humanist Society at college?
Perhaps you need to tell people what humanism is. I think many people are humanists without realising.
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Re: Starting a Humanist Society at college?
Ah, good thinking. This is certainly how I felt when stumbling across the BHACaterpillar wrote:Perhaps you need to tell people what humanism is. I think many people are humanists without realising.
Re: Starting a Humanist Society at college?
Hello tea_ismynewjesus, I love your avatar!
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Re: Starting a Humanist Society at college?
Hello, coffee!
I dislike your username.
Things are kicking of with the humanist group... Got a few people interested and a page on our social networking site. Yes, my college has its own little facebook. It's absurd.
Just planning things to discuss and fun stuff to do. Pretty please give me some suggestions *puppy eyes* even if you think they're obvious or stupid.
I dislike your username.
Things are kicking of with the humanist group... Got a few people interested and a page on our social networking site. Yes, my college has its own little facebook. It's absurd.
Just planning things to discuss and fun stuff to do. Pretty please give me some suggestions *puppy eyes* even if you think they're obvious or stupid.
Re: Starting a Humanist Society at college?
Oi! Less of the tea-ism and coffee-ism on here please! We have equality for all beverages here.
Alan Henness
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There are three fundamental questions for anyone advocating Brexit:
1. What, precisely, are the significant and tangible benefits of leaving the EU?
2. What damage to the UK and its citizens is an acceptable price to pay for those benefits?
3. Which ruling of the ECJ is most persuasive of the need to leave its jurisdiction?