{"id":19,"date":"2025-08-14T03:43:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T03:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanism.church\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2025-08-14T03:43:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T03:43:29","slug":"latest-posts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/humanism.church\/?page_id=19","title":{"rendered":"Latest Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n            <aside class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post theme-system display-default\" aria-label=\"List of the latest Bluesky Posts\">\n                    \n                \n                <ul class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-list\">\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/humanism.church\/post\/3mycljg263s2v\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:ht2p3cbpgtuvjlfnijwrucvr\/bafkreib65wc3ksckiv3p4lozkbfpmwj6bnqhwz2tpcxwgjri737jtaczly\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Humanism Church<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@humanism.church<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">18\u00a0hours<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            We must periodically subject our own assertions and beliefs to criticism and debate in order to test their worthiness. We should have no faith in convictions which cannot stand scrutiny. <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Humanism\">#Humanism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Philosophy\">#Philosophy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Nietzsche\">#Nietzsche<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/HumanismChurch\">#HumanismChurch<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:ht2p3cbpgtuvjlfnijwrucvr\/bafkreifpyfr3kfnowsku33tgvvz7ktppx3nkzavixuegmb2dd5q7j5vbwq\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:ht2p3cbpgtuvjlfnijwrucvr\/bafkreifpyfr3kfnowsku33tgvvz7ktppx3nkzavixuegmb2dd5q7j5vbwq\" alt=\"The background of the image is a photo of a dark night sky with thousands of stars of the milky way in the center. There is a semi-transparent square centered in the image. Inside the square, there is a quote that reads: \u201cA very popular error: having the courage of one\u2019s convictions; rather, it is a matter of having the courage for an attack upon one\u2019s convictions.\u201d The quote is attributed to Friedrich Nietzsche. In the bottom left of the square is the Humanism Church logo and the bottom right has the URL humanism.church.\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/humanism.church\/post\/3mya32im7ai23\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:ht2p3cbpgtuvjlfnijwrucvr\/bafkreib65wc3ksckiv3p4lozkbfpmwj6bnqhwz2tpcxwgjri737jtaczly\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Humanism Church<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@humanism.church<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">2\u00a0days<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            There is always a new day waiting for us, and a new opportunity to start fresh without dwelling on the past or our mistakes, and ready for us to make the most of ourselves in it. <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Humanism\">#Humanism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Philosophy\">#Philosophy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/RalphWaldoEmerson\">#RalphWaldoEmerson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/HumanismChurch\">#HumanismChurch<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:ht2p3cbpgtuvjlfnijwrucvr\/bafkreiemukufscshmsclpgfy6l6pee275twqazrxy7zxvhx7u4hpyz5fbq\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:ht2p3cbpgtuvjlfnijwrucvr\/bafkreiemukufscshmsclpgfy6l6pee275twqazrxy7zxvhx7u4hpyz5fbq\" alt=\"The background is a photo of a beach with ocean waves crashing on the shore and then sun rising in the background. In the center is a semi-transparent square with text inside. The text reads: \u201cFinish every day and be done with it. For manners and for wise living it is a vice to remember. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it well and serenely, and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense.\u201d The quote is attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson. In the bottom left of the square is the Humanism Church logo and in the bottom right is the URL humanism.church.\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/humanism.church\/post\/3my5kll6xzx25\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:ht2p3cbpgtuvjlfnijwrucvr\/bafkreib65wc3ksckiv3p4lozkbfpmwj6bnqhwz2tpcxwgjri737jtaczly\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Humanism Church<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@humanism.church<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">3\u00a0days<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            We all have an innate capability to craft a refuge in our own mind, where we can be truly free and at ease, where we are free to express ourselves and contemplate things privately from all others. <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Humanism\">#Humanism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Philosophy\">#Philosophy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Santayana\">#Santayana<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/HumanismChurch\">#HumanismChurch<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:ht2p3cbpgtuvjlfnijwrucvr\/bafkreiczz34rfsytcxvzc2unaf7aiyflw63s5qzitzutwiciqw4zzeje4q\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:ht2p3cbpgtuvjlfnijwrucvr\/bafkreiczz34rfsytcxvzc2unaf7aiyflw63s5qzitzutwiciqw4zzeje4q\" alt=\"The background is a photo deep in a dark green forest with tall trees and bright rays of sunshine spreading through the canopy of leaves. In the center of the photo is a semi-transparent square. The quote inside is \u201cIt is the primitive and the ultimate office of the mind to supply such a sanctuary.\u201d It is attributed to George Santayana. In the bottom left of the square is the Humanism Church logo and in the bottom right is the URL humanism.church.\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/humanism.church\/post\/3my324nlqfc25\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:ht2p3cbpgtuvjlfnijwrucvr\/bafkreib65wc3ksckiv3p4lozkbfpmwj6bnqhwz2tpcxwgjri737jtaczly\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Humanism Church<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@humanism.church<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">4\u00a0days<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            When we use symbols to express our thoughts, simple or complex, it is up to us to decide how consistent to remain while we employ them. They can be scientifically precise or artistically abstract as we desire. <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Humanism\">#Humanism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Philosophy\">#Philosophy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/GeorgeBool\">#GeorgeBool<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/HumanismChurch\">#HumanismChurch<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:ht2p3cbpgtuvjlfnijwrucvr\/bafkreih44hw43qhcha466gl4sn4wg5g2hjvhxqbcbqwa2jlsswfoyzdeye\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:ht2p3cbpgtuvjlfnijwrucvr\/bafkreih44hw43qhcha466gl4sn4wg5g2hjvhxqbcbqwa2jlsswfoyzdeye\" alt=\"The background is a photograph of a flooded cave. The light white and orange rocks are reflected in the still blue waters below them. In the center of the image is a semi-transparent square with a quote inside. The quote reads: \u201cThe use of symbols, which are but the elements of scientific language, is determined. To a certain extent these elements are arbitrary. Their interpretation is purely conventional: we are permitted to employ them in whatever sense we please.\u201d It is attributed to George Boole. In the bottom left of the square is the Humanism Church logo, and in the bottom right is the web address humanism.church.\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                    <li class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-item\">\n\n                        \n                        <a title=\"Get to this post\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/humanism.church\/post\/3mxyjnqbloq2b\" class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get to this post<\/span><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-header\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/avatar\/plain\/did:plc:ht2p3cbpgtuvjlfnijwrucvr\/bafkreib65wc3ksckiv3p4lozkbfpmwj6bnqhwz2tpcxwgjri737jtaczly\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" alt=\"\" class=\"avatar post-avatar\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-last-post-content\">\n                            <p class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-names\">\n                                                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-name\">Humanism Church<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-handle\">@humanism.church<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-account-info-date\">5\u00a0days<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-content-text\" lang=\"en\">\n                            \n                            The goal of philosophy, for Pythagoras at least, is not to be immune to wonder but to appreciate novelty without being shocked or dissuaded from further inquiry. <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Humanism\">#Humanism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Philosophy\">#Philosophy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/Plutarch\">#Plutarch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/hashtag\/HumanismChurch\">#HumanismChurch<\/a>                                <div class=\"bluesky-social-integration-post-gallery\" style=\"--bluesky-gallery-nb: 1\">\n                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:ht2p3cbpgtuvjlfnijwrucvr\/bafkreid7zvtm2r6b2agme72qnchm7rwkb6jwylx3fiklzmigs4x463ocgi\" class=\"bluesky-gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bsky.app\/img\/feed_fullsize\/plain\/did:plc:ht2p3cbpgtuvjlfnijwrucvr\/bafkreid7zvtm2r6b2agme72qnchm7rwkb6jwylx3fiklzmigs4x463ocgi\" alt=\"The background is a photograph of wildflowers in an alpine meadow, a cloudy blue sky is overhead and snow tipped mountains are in the background.  In the middle of the image is a square with a quote that reads: \u201cHe [Pythagoras] declared that he had gained this advantage from philosophy, to wonder at nothing.\u201d Attributed to Plutarch.  In the bottom left corner of the square is the Humanism Church logo and the bottom right has the web address humanism.church\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                            <\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/aside>\n            ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanism.church\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanism.church\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanism.church\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanism.church\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanism.church\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/humanism.church\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20,"href":"https:\/\/humanism.church\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanism.church\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}