Chomsky on Humanism

I came across this audio interview (2 parts), on Youtube. I found this interesting, because he touches on a variety of topics including religion, evolution, human nature, the scientific method, and political organization.

Part 1

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(2/3 and 3/3)

Spoiler

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Part 2

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(2/3 and 3/3)

Spoiler

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The interview covered a wide spectrum of the issues that I believe Chomsky has written about, though there wasn't as much emphasis on Middle East Foreign Policy as one may expect.

This intro from the interviewer's website describes the structure of the conversation (interview conducted in 2007):

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Also, in a recent interview in the Humanist, the flagship magazine of the American Humanist Association, Professor Chomsky continues his analysis of religious fundamentalism as well as talks about other issues at the core of the humanist worldview.

Equal Time for Freethought spoke to Professor Chomsky a few weeks ago on the substance of humanist thought from naturalism and religious critique to the political and economic structures which must be in place in order for us to affect the social changes necessary toward creating a humanistic future world society.

Part one of our discussion will focus on science and religion and part two on political and economic considerations. In the end, we hope our listeners will continue to be inspired and thoughtfully challenged toward implementing social change as this interview not only continues my recent series on evolution and human nature, and current series on economics, but on the larger humanist picture Equal Time for Freethought tries to paint each week.
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Some more Chomsky, giving a speech a few weeks ago. Mostly him reflecting on the development of his political thinking from a young age, and his concerns about the current political climate in our country. Not much here that has to do with humanism, but I thought it best not to create another thread.


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