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DT Strain is a humanist minister certified by the American Humanist Association. Former president of the Humanists of Houston, he has written on a wide variety of philosophic topics, including articles for the national journal Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism. DT Strain has also appeared on the Houston PBS television program The Connection. He maintains a personal website, The Humanist Contemplative.

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Mindful Minute: thoughts on spirituality

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Once in a while, when reading, thinking, or hearing some concept or idea, we can have those thrilling moments that send a tingle down our back....
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Mindful Minute: AHA president visits Houston & other news

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Last night I was pleased to meet Roy Speckardt, president of the American Humanist Association. He was visiting to meet some local people who were...
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Charter for Compassion unveiled

Friday, November 13th, 2009

On Thursday, November 12, 2009, the Charter for Compassion was unveiled - a statement calling for greater compassion, and greater application of the...
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Mindful Minute: human & animal gene mixing, a Humanist perspective

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 · 2 comments

Reuters reported this week that scientists are seeking a debate on the ethics of mixing human DNA with animal DNA for research purposes. Of course,...
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Mindful Minute: Symphony of Science inspires

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 · 1 comment

I've recently become aware of the wonderful work of musician John Boswell, thanks to a tweet from the American Humanist Association's twitter page...
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Stuart Kauffman proposes creativity as God

Monday, November 9th, 2009 · 3 comments

Stuart Kauffman is known as a biologist and complex systems researcher. He was a key figure at the Santa Fe Institute, a multi-disciplinary research...
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Mindful Minute: the little moments

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

In the aftermath of the tragic shooting at Ft. Hood this week, and the revelation that the shooter comes from a Muslim background, many American...
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Rihanna and "love"

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AP Reported today that the popular singer Rihanna has been interviewed following an incident where her boyfriend, another singer named Chris Brown,...
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Responses on natural-objective ethics

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In his blog, The Tentative Apologist, Randal Rauser claims that within a naturalistic context, there can be no objective measure of ethics, morality,...
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Mindful Minute: Singapore to regulate spirit mediums

It seems that the Taoist Federation in Singapore will be regulating spirit mediums soon. Next month it will begin issuing forms to create a registry...
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