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The Mendocino Humanist
Since 2008
The Mendocino Humanist regards religion as a form of superstition and wishes to reduce its influence in every aspect of our society. Christianity, like all other religions, was an invention of man rather than god. We take a rationalist approach to fundamental questions of earthly existence with the conviction that the affairs of human beings should be governed not by faith in the supernatural but by a reliance on sound reasoning, rationality, and evidence adduced from the natural world.
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Our Companion Blogs
Mendocino Talking
Gene Logsdon: The Contrary Farmer
William Edelen: The Contrary Minister
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North California
Mendocino Country & Environs
Our Mendocino Talking series of interviews with local denizens in the Anderson Valley Advertiser
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The Contrary Musician
Shortcuts To Mastering Piano/Guitar & Major Third Tuning
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How Playing an Instrument
Benefits Your Brain
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Creating music is a
random act of kindness
International Headlines
- Germany's spy agency chief loses job over Chemnitz video claims
- ‘Tied to trees and raped’: UN report details Rohingya horrors
- Keir Starmer clashed with Corbyn on Brexit 'to brink of resignation'
- Stormy Daniels' tell-all book on Trump: salacious detail and claims of cheating
- Facebook sued over allegations of gender bias in male-targeted job ads
- China hits back at US with $60bn of new tariffs
- Tesla under investigation by US justice department after Elon Musk tweets
- Fate of Brett Kavanaugh hearing unclear as Senate scrambles to set terms
- Spanish golf champion Celia Barquín found dead on Iowa course
- Maduro's Turkish feast sparks outrage as Venezuelans go hungry
Building Resilient Communities
- What a Society Designed for Well-Being Looks LikeInstead of focusing only on piecemeal solutions for various forms of social ills, we must consider that the real and lasting solution is a new economy designed for all people, not only for the ruling corporate elite.
- From Little Things, Big Things ComeBut for Tlingit and other Native people who comprise the 4,000 citizens of the Sitka Tribe (2,500 live in Sitka), subsistence foods are also an integral part of their cultural tradition. The land and waters surrounding them are the provenance not only of the Tribe’s sustenance, but also its soul and spirit.
- Nuclear Plant Declares Emergency, Second Breach Reported at Coal Ash Site amid Florence’s RainsAt least 23 people have died in North and South Carolina so far during the historic storm. Around half a million people in the region are without power, with more damage expected as Florence continues to rage.
Brain Pickings
- We Grow Accustomed to the Dark: Emily Dickinson’s Stunning Ode to Resilience, AnimatedA timeless serenade to finding light amid the "Evenings of the Brain."
- The Only Story in the World: John Steinbeck on Kindness, Good and Evil, the Wellspring of Good Writing"Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and nearly always leads to love."
Modern Stoicism
- A Blazing Fire by Evan OakleyLeading up to Stoic Week this year – which runs from Monday, October 1 to Sunday, October 7 – we are publishing a series of shorter weekday posts, focused on the theme of “Happiness”. Are you interested in writing a 300-600 word post, well-informed by Stoicism, on that topic? Email your draft to me, the … Continue reading "A Blazing Fire by Evan Oakle […]
- The Creative Stoic – An Artist’s Adventures with Marcus Aurelius by Scott PerryIt’s in looking back and reflecting that one’s life journey is sorted and makes sense. Marcus Aurelius knew this. The entire first book of Meditations is a review of the people that shaped him. A process in which he expresses sincere gratitude to family, friends, colleagues, and teachers. What is creativity? Creativity is a fundamental … Continue reading […]
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