There’s also a “rationalists and humanists” association in New Zealand. They have a nice old building next to Auckland university with “Rationalist House” written on the front. Aging membership, though. They want younger members, but I guess young people aren’t looking for community in that way. I’d guess as a result of higher rates of atheism in the young, plus an entirely secular media culture, leading to a lack of recognition of any need for a secular humanist community. And the need for broad moral communities doesn’t become obvious to people until they’re older. They’ve just started to notice the LW cluster. They seem to be on board, perhaps due to the shine of these bright young “effective altruists” who have been visiting them. It’s a lot for them.
Sadly, they’ve decided to sell the building. It will happen at some point. They can’t afford to do the maintenance.
There’s also a “rationalists and humanists” association in New Zealand. They have a nice old building next to Auckland university with “Rationalist House” written on the front. Aging membership, though. They want younger members, but I guess young people aren’t looking for community in that way. I’d guess as a result of higher rates of atheism in the young, plus an entirely secular media culture, leading to a lack of recognition of any need for a secular humanist community. And the need for broad moral communities doesn’t become obvious to people until they’re older.
They’ve just started to notice the LW cluster. They seem to be on board, perhaps due to the shine of these bright young “effective altruists” who have been visiting them. It’s a lot for them.
Sadly, they’ve decided to sell the building. It will happen at some point. They can’t afford to do the maintenance.