AC Grayling - Humanism

Many thanks to Tony Price for filming and editing the video.

[glutinousmaximus]

One of the most sane persons on this planet! I love his quiet style, and even more the content of his words! Quite brilliant! We need more like A.C. in this world.

[hifibrony]

Not merely a smart man, but a deeply wise man. One of my intellectual heroes.

[HAmesa-KAmyster-soul]

it's always a pleasure to hear such a great lecturer. Humansitically yours !

[willtay]

a calm and reasoned thesis a brilliant speaker and a valuable asset to  humanism

[charleecharles]

I adore A. C. Grayling. His whole demeanour and countenance is just so calming and positive. Any person who evokes people to think freely without limits is a hero to me.

[piesho]

I see a humanist as a person who acknowledges, accepts, and understands the reality that us (humans) is all we have in this life. If we are going to survive this world we need to do all the work.

[marcusanark]

What a wonderful and wise man! One of the best teachings I ever listened to.

[nishantsharma]

The first time i am listening to this man. I am glad I stumbled across this video.

[LottLottie]

Thank you very much for uploading this! I can never get enough of AC Grayling.

[stevepayne]

This was just brilliant - I could listen to this man read out the phone directory.

[rickpadgett]

Amazing mind.Can listen to him for an hour and gather great insight from his lifetime of study.

[nigelscott]

To be able to talk for almost an hour is the mark of a genius.

[MountainRhode]

Excellent lecture. Lots of debate, blogs and political discourse are so full of invective and vitriol at the moment. It's refreshing to hear a calm, considered and thoughtful appeal to the more productive aspects of our nature

[mayflowerlash]

"Oh damn!" says Anthony and he takes up the responsibility of creating The Good Book. Thank goodness he did. I have read it and it is wonderful. The very last page alone is enough to make one weep with gratitude that these ideas exist. That sounds absurd, mere words, mere philosophy, mere ideas bringing emotion, but these ideas are a great comfort. The Grim Reaper has been disabled and made ineffectual. There is no need to fear death. Thank you Professor Grayling.

[mnew]

What a brilliant speech, a natural orator!

[MrNicholasPower]

I am so envious of those people with a bath in their library :) 
Seriously, this discussion is to use a religious term "enlightened".We should be grateful that we have people like A.C in our world, who are intelligent enough and compassionate enough to nurture healthy constructive thinking about what it means to be human in this world. I particularly like the insight of taking personal responsibility for how we live, as I think this would help develop a more sensitive and meaningful society.  

[SymbiosisAndre]

I didn't know I was a humanist. This man reminded me.

[joedoe]

It's interesting watching his confidence on the almost inevitable progress of humanism and the receding of religion. I wonder if he's still as confident in 2025.

[JNeil]

I felt like he was talking about my life experience. This is amazing. Awesome lecture.

[mayflowerlash]

The difference between the Creationist museum and the Natural Selection Museum is that children are told what to think and believe by creationists, but in the Natural Selection Museum children are offered evidence and encouraged to look for themselves and decide if the evidence supports creationism or natural selection.