Doug Muder

Doug Muder

Doug Muder

Doug Muder is a contributing editor and columnist for UU World. His articles have also appeared in Religious Humanism, The Humanist, and Public Eye.

He blogs about politics at The Weekly Sift and about religion at Free and Responsible Search.

Doug is currently in his third career, having already been a mathematician (Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1984) and an author of books about computer software (including the over-optimistic VRML for Dummies with fellow UU David Kay, 1996). He is a member of First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Bedford, Massachusetts, and lives in Nashua, New Hampshire.

From Doug Muder

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I told our UU middle school ‘Building Bridges’ class that Humanism begins with loving all of our neighbors.

By Doug Muder | May 23, 2016 | From UU World

When my end comes, I hope I will have the power to die well.

By Doug Muder | February 22, 2016 | From Ideas

The doubt industry doesn’t have to convince the public that a product is harmless, only that the harm is in doubt, and the cost of change may be high.

By Doug Muder | August 24, 2015 | From UU World

When a man fully grasps the continuum of aggression, it’s hard to claim that he’s never played any role in perpetuating it.

By Doug Muder | September 1, 2014 | From Ideas

I don’t think of them as beliefs at all.

By Doug Muder | May 18, 2014 | From Ideas

The Sunday Assembly movement shares Unitarian Universalism's values, but has a lot more fun expressing them.

By Doug Muder | November 24, 2013 | From Ideas

Demonizing your political opponents doesn’t change anyone’s mind, but empathy can.

By Doug Muder | October 31, 2013 | From UU World

There’s a movement that attracts millions of people and encourages them to become their best selves—but it’s not a church.

Poetry | By Doug Muder | September 22, 2013 | From UU World

I found five tags that say "Made in Bangladesh," but I don't know what to do next.

By Doug Muder | May 12, 2013 | From UU World

We need a secular Easter mythology.

By Doug Muder | March 24, 2013 | From UU World

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