Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard & MIT

A community of humanists--atheists/agnostics/allies--dedicated 2 education & service. Our Chaplain: #GoodWithoutGod author @gregmepstein

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I’ve been working on Tech Agnostic for 5+ years—I’m so happy to finally reveal the cover. Mark your calendars. It goes on sale 10/29/24! You can pre-order your copy now. Stay tuned for updates, events, and more news. #TechAgnostic @mitpress @penguinrandom
https://t.co/2nAQhj4xIW

[@gregmepstein on BlueSky & LinkedIn @gregmepstein]

...@techreview's Ethics issue is out! And despite questioning the ethics of posting a 🧵on "X," I'm excited to introduce my 1st piece for TR: a big feature on @AllTechIsHuman, an org I see as the standard bearer of a new nonprofit model, for an age in which tech is like religion.

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Here's a more detailed update on LinkedIn, because I just didn't have the stomach to make Musk's Zombie Site my primary social media outlet for this: https://t.co/NZ1La8C6pE

[@gregmepstein on BlueSky & LinkedIn @gregmepstein]

Some personal news: I've got a big new magazine piece out today, and it doubles as a major life/book update!

Details below, via the social website with the career stuff on it; and more of a 🧵 to come later.

"The rise of the tech ethics congregation": https://t.co/ebVUKqtGSj

[@gregmepstein on BlueSky & LinkedIn @gregmepstein]

Turned in 100,000+ word TECH AGNOSTIC draft yesterday. 5 yrs work. @mitpress already sending out for peer review (& advice on what to cut...it's LONG, incl. 5K words of notes/references!). Need to send pre-publicity info f/@penguinrandom next week. Can't believe it's really real.

[Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard & MIT @HarvardHumanist]

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[@gregmepstein on BlueSky & LinkedIn @gregmepstein]

Turned in 100,000+ word TECH AGNOSTIC draft yesterday. 5 yrs work. @mitpress already sending out for peer review (& advice on what to cut...it's LONG, incl. 5K words of notes/references!). Need to send pre-publicity info f/@penguinrandom next week. Can't believe it's really real.

[@gregmepstein on BlueSky & LinkedIn @gregmepstein]

& 🙏 TYSM to the great people @mitpress for encouraging me to do this with a year+ to go before publication of my book for them. I've been working harder on TECH AGNOSTIC than I've ever worked on anything in my life, and I can't wait to share it with you. https://t.co/XjVQpsDGI0

[@gregmepstein on BlueSky & LinkedIn @gregmepstein]

I get shy sharing footage of myself on TV, but really appreciated this @ABC @ABCNewsLive invite to discuss my book @goodwithoutgod @HarperCollins. Blows me away that people are still reading it years after publication, but #humanism=relevant as ever. 1/2

[ABC News Live @ABCNewsLive]

Harvard University Humanist Chaplain @gregmepstein joins @Lipoftv to discuss how an increasing number of people are identifying as spiritual but not with any specific religion.

[Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard & MIT @HarvardHumanist]

We saw you're on @ABCNewsLive tonight so we logged on for the first time since (checks notes) Oct. 2022. How's it been going on this platform since then? Did we miss anything?

[@gregmepstein on BlueSky & LinkedIn @gregmepstein]

I just taped a very nice conversation about humanism for ABC News, w/ rockstar correspondent @lipoftv, for @ABCNewsLive. An honor. But my wife asked me what time & I realized, wait, the news is still on at certain *times*? Doesn't it just sorta float around us at all times, now?

[Phil Lipof @lipoftv]

Hahaha - good question. @ABCNewsLive during Prime at 7pm eastern! It was great to speak with you. Fascinating conversation.

[@gregmepstein on BlueSky & LinkedIn @gregmepstein]

I just taped a very nice conversation about humanism for ABC News, w/ rockstar correspondent @lipoftv, for @ABCNewsLive. An honor. But my wife asked me what time & I realized, wait, the news is still on at certain *times*? Doesn't it just sorta float around us at all times, now?

[@gregmepstein on BlueSky & LinkedIn @gregmepstein]

Hard to say I'm "excited" to discuss the ethics of life amid climate crisis, but I'm so glad to be doing this event w/author @madelinevo & MIT partners like @KSJatMIT. Pass on to MIT people in your life? For others: buy Madeline's important book; we'll do a broader event later.

[KSJ at MIT @KSJatMIT]

Explore the search for purpose, ethics, and resilience in KSJ’s October 25th event featuring a talk with @madelinevo on her book “At Home On An Unruly Planet” The book talk will also feature a conversation with @gregmepstein. Interested? Sign up below! https://t.co/ChGCRBxosN

[Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard & MIT @HarvardHumanist]

The Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard and MIT is shocked and saddened by the attack on Sir Salman Rushdie, first recipient of our lifetime achievement award for humanism in culture, or, "The Rushdie Award." We wish a speedy recovery to an important humanist and a brave human being.

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Here's @hemantmehta, @onlyskymedia, on why the "communitarian atheism" @ZeeshanAleem seeks=right here to be found. Not only in my work but more importantly in work countless humanist/atheist/secular activists and community leaders are doing, worldwide. 2/2
https://t.co/hyIb4jtadL

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Favorite new thing from yesterday: @ZeeshanAleem @MSNBC on the exact work I've done f/2 decades: building community-oriented atheism/humanism. Lovely story of how his Muslim grandfather caused Aleem to discover atheism, & how it inspired him. Also...1/2

https://t.co/8LqApXowlk

[Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard & MIT @HarvardHumanist]

The Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard and MIT extends deepest condolences to family and colleagues of the late E. O. Wilson.

Professor Wilson was a legendary humanist whose scientific achievements were exceeded only by his compassion for humanity. https://t.co/8YbGotrSQS

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“Dear Pastor," begins my favorite piece from the late E.O. Wilson, who died Sunday, "We have not met, yet I feel like I know you well enough to call you friend. You are a literalist interpreter of Christian Holy Scripture..."

Compassion defined his work https://t.co/4Wwr1Zq8st

[@gregmepstein on BlueSky & LinkedIn @gregmepstein]

"Humanity originated here by evolution from lower forms over millions of years. Ethics is the code of behavior we share on the basis of reason, law, honor, and an inborn sense of decency, even as some ascribe it to God’s will."

Thank you, Ed. Your life was a gift to humanity.