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Podcast: Transforming Society podcast
Episode: A humanist looks at the night sky
Description: What does a humanist feel when they gaze up at the stars? In this episode, George Miller speaks to philosopher Richard Norman, author of What Is Humanism For?, about wonder, meaning and morality in a world without God.Their conversation traces Normanโs intellectual journey, from religious upbringing to secular commitment, and explores how humanism answers some of lifeโs deepest questions โ not through divine revelation, but through shared human experience.Along the way, they consider humanist funerals, climate change, artificial intelligence and how a humanist might still feel awe in a godless universe:โThe...