Category: Full Disclosure

Bill Cooke’s article “Must Humanism Be Optimistic?” (Free Inquiry, October/November 2021), reminded me of the reasons I’m reluctant to call myself a humanist. Although my main objection is to the term itself, I’m also uncomfortable with “The Affirmations of Humanism:  A Statement of Principles.” My least favorite principle is the one cited by Cooke: We …

To describe my favorite off-leash dog park as “picturesque” would be to understate. Nestled against a backdrop of majestic, often snowcapped mountain peaks, its many trails wind through sagebrush and thickets. A swift creek feeds two natural ponds where, on warmer days, dogs love to romp. This particular December afternoon was not what you would …