Your humanist community for scientific, skeptical, secular, and rational inquiry
Dr. Richard Thain
Presented at the 2023 OHS Conference #Fillyourlife
Barrie ON April 29, 2023
Dr. Thain participated in a panel discussion about humanism at the OHS 2023 #FillYourLife conference which took place April 29 and 30, 2023. Below are Richard’s responses as to why he chose humanism and his hopes and concerns about the state of humanism, in Canada and around the world.
Science Harassment against scientists is out of control When and how to debate vaccine science ‘If you win the popular imagination, you change the game’: why we need new stories on climate Are COVID vaccines related to neurologic events? A single COVID-19 pandemic or multiple SARS pandemics? Does it matter? Secularism Nigerian man stoned to…
Launching the CFIC Matters campaign
Do you value inquiry? Do you recognize its importance in issues like human rights? Climate change? Healthcare? Secularism? Critical thinking? We hope you will support CFIC’s 2022 year-end campaign. Inquiry… For a More Secular Nation Inquiry… For Science Inquiry… For Critical Thinking Inquiry… For Human Rights Inquiry… For Generosity
Research has shown that secularism and quality of life are correlated. And although Canada has made progress towards becoming a more secular nation since Confederation, we still have far to go. It is through the process of inquiry that CFIC makes Canadians aware of the degree to which government decisions are based on religion, the…
