White Supremacy

THE EVOLUTION OF SUPREMACY

THE EVOLUTION OF SUPREMACY

It may be tempting to believe that humans have become more just, and that any incidents of supremacy thinking will eventually disappear. Environmental threats like climate change present themselves as new problems that have little to do with our conventional concepts of morality. I argue that the belief in the supremacy of all or some of humanity has set us on a path towards environmental collapse much as it has enabled our accomplishments. Moral philosophy itself has systematically reinforced supremacist preconceptions and has arguably led us to accept unsustainable behavior as normal. Understanding the moral justifications that we have constructed for supremacist thinking and their impact on our biosphere may be central towards preventing environmental decline or collapse.

Morality, Neutrality, and Religious Liberty—Part I (of II)

Morality, Neutrality, and Religious Liberty—Part I (of II)

An oft-repeated “argument” from religious people, especially American Christians, is that their religion and their religious liberty are at risk by separation of religion and government. Furthermore, some of these same people claim, only by honoring and practicing religiosity can morality be assured. This first effort addresses the morality part (even though the writer isn’t religious)—in the next issue, neutrality is attacked from all sides.

Racism in Organized Nontheism

Racism in Organized Nontheism

Racism is a problem in the organized humanist movement, just as it is in the wider society. Humanists will never successfully combat racism in humanist organizations unless they first combat it in the greater society. Regardless of any success made in fighting racism in organized humanism, non-White humanists have the right to organize among themselves. Such a show of unity is more often than not centered on common interests and common objectives, rather than antipathy toward Whites.