Hal Herzog, author of "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals," will speak about the intersection of psychology, moral philosophy, and how we treat animals.  Mr. Herzog is a professor of psychobiology at Western Carolina University, and a leading expert on the psychology of […]

Each fall, EHST has a meeting of members, friends, and visitors to discuss what has transpired (good, bad, and ugly) for the society, and what looms ahead for us.  Our programs, budget, board activity, and needs are reviewed during the meeting.  Questions are encouraged, which we will attempt to answer, to allow members and prospective […]

EHST will hold its annual “Stone Soup” celebration.  We will tell the story of Stone Soup, and then we will each be given an opportunity to express what we can be thankful for in our lives.   (Please note that being "thankful" does not require theism; nontheists can be thankful too!)  We will make our own soup […]

In the election of 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a clear majority of seats in the Indian parliament and Narendra Modi became the prime minister.  BJP was always a right-of-center Hindu party. Under Modi the fascist wing of the party is dominant. This wing is anti everything that is not high caste Hindu. […]

Conversations about race have moved into the public arena once more. People of good conscience are seeking a solution to America's longest moral issue. What can be done? •   Do we really need to have this conversation? •   After 240 years is it possible to move beyond a certain point and solve our racial issues? […]