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2-Hour Fund Drive Special: Humanism and the Psychology of Communication
Sunday, May 18; 6:00 PM EST
On two recent programs, ETFF co-host Arnell Dowret examined how we communicate with each other and what humanistic naturalism can offer by way of our better understanding each other in public discourse. Focusing on nebulous terms bandied about in popular American culture - by religionists and secularists alike - Arnell suggested we loose polarizing and pain-inducing terms like sin, shame, guilt, vice and bad and instead offer the more precise language of social science.
Human beings behave according to both their biology and environment at any given time, and the banishing of talk about “reasons” - for judgmental and shallow talk of “excuses” - has led to a culture of punishment and reward - praise and blame - which cultivates anger, hatred and fear. Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, a religious humanist, would suggest these terms are part of a ‘violence-based communication.’ In response he founded The Center for Nonviolent Communication.
Carrying on his work in the New York City area is Dr. Dian Killian, co-author of Connecting across Differences: A Guide to Compassionate, Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Dr. Killian will be on ETFF to discuss her work for Brooklyn NVC. We will be offering several special gifts for those who become members or renew their membership that you will be able to obtain by calling the station during our program at 212-208-2950, or you can click here or here!
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Previously On ETFF…
The Language of Public Discourse; Can Naturalism Change the way we Think!
Call-In Show:
Language usage in America over the last 40 years has polarized society - all or nothing, judgmental terms like good and evil, sinful and righteous, pride and guilt - while nuanced, knowledgeable and meaningful language has been vilified as “political correctness.” Can naturalists and humanists offer a unique perspective and be of any real value in the public square today? What sort of contribution can we make to public discourse which is consistent with humanist values and evidence based thinking?
Our Mission…
To explore and represent an evidence-based world view, thereby providing a forum for social change based on secular humanism, scientific naturalism, and healthy skepticism.
WBAI 99.5 FM Radio broadcasts Equal Time for Freethought each Sunday at 6:30 PM. Shows beginning at another time will be noted in the schedule.
Equal time is sorely needed! Just as WBAI stands in a proud tradition of progressive dissent from the mainstream corporate political system, this show stands in dissent from the mainstream society, which is dominated today by supernaturalism and religious or “faith-based” views. In fact, many of us believe that a vital part of achieving social progress will be freeing humanity from superstition and supernatural beliefs.
We also feel that being evidence-based implies our advocating for a proactive planetary humanism rather than merely articulating what we don’t profess to believe. This means that on Equal Time for Freethought, we explore what a humanist future society might look like via addressing not only secularism or atheism, but also naturalism, spirituality, society, politics, economics, and human potential.
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WHO IS EQUAL TIME FOR FREETHOUGHT?
Executive Producer/Host: Barry F. Seidman
Associate Producer/Host: Arnell Dowret
Hosts: James Patrick, Sunsara Taylor, Michael O’Neil & Paul Eckstein
Researcher/Transcriber: Joel Schlosberg
Producer Emeritus: Sara Kaye