What we’re about
The Prairie State Humanists (formerly Humanists of West Suburban Chicagoland) is a membership chapter of the American Humanist Association. Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without supernaturalism, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity. </a><a href="http://www.americanhumanist.org/who_we_are/about_humanism"></a><a href="http://www.americanhumanist.org/who_we_are/about_humanism"></a><a href="http://www.americanhumanist.org/who_we_are/about_humanism">http://www.americanhumanist.org/who_we_are/about_humanism...
Our motto is "Reason and compassion beyond belief."
<br>Our YouTube channel, with videos of prior meetings and many Science Sundays is here: https://www.youtube.com/humanistsofwestsuburbanchicagoland
We typically meet at the DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church in Naperville, who are very supportive of our secular messages and programs.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Book/Topic Discussion: War! What is it Good For?Needs location
War! . . . . / What is it good for? / Absolutely nothing," says the famous song—but archaeology, history, and biology show that war in fact has been good for something. Surprising as it sounds, war has made humanity safer and richer.
In War! What Is It Good For?, the renowned historian and archaeologist Ian Morris tells the gruesome, gripping story of fifteen thousand years of war, going beyond the battles and brutality to reveal what war has really done to and for the world. Stone Age people lived in small, feuding societies and stood a one-in-ten or even one-in-five chance of dying violently. In the twentieth century, by contrast—despite two world wars, Hiroshima, and the Holocaust—fewer than one person in a hundred died violently. The explanation: War, and war alone, has created bigger, more complex societies, ruled by governments that have stamped out internal violence. Strangely enough, killing has made the world safer, and the safety it has produced has allowed people to make the world richer too.
This will be a Zoom meeting. The link to Zoom will be published as the date draws nearer.
EVEN IF YOU DON’t READ THE BOOK: join us for a lively discussion. You can also catch up on the topic by watching one of Dr. Morris YouTube presentations, like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebRpquKFSEw&t=3576s&pp=ygUfd2FyLCB3aGF0IGlzIGl0IGdvb2QgZm9yIG1vcnJpcw%3D%3D