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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a hand reaching out away from the camera.
Love your neighbor first, not second
From UU World Magazine
I told our UU middle school ‘Building Bridges’ class that Humanism begins with loving all of our neighbors.
Comic strip illustration "there has to be a simple explanation!"
The doubt mongers
From UU World Magazine
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.
illustration of two opposing figures
Political empathy
From UU World Magazine
Demonizing your political opponents doesn’t change anyone’s mind, but empathy can.
Abandoned rural church in Oregon, USA
Is religion broken?
From UU World Magazine
There’s a movement that attracts millions of people and encourages them to become their best selves—but it’s not a church.
Shirt with tag that says "Sale"
My bloody closet
From UU World Magazine
I found five tags that say "Made in Bangladesh," but I don't know what to do next.
Cave of Troglodyte
Wrestling with Easter
From UU World Magazine
We need a secular Easter mythology.
Orange and white lifeboat.
The surprising success of lifeboat faith
From UU World Magazine
Unitarian Universalism cannot thrive if we don’t at least understand the appeal of religions that give people identity and direction.
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The gravity of family
From UU World Magazine
All my adult life, I have valued my chosen relationships over the ones I was born into.
Positive Thinking - Illustration
A passion for reason
From UU World Magazine
Reason needs the energy of passion in order to inspire others.
grim reaper
A candy bar for death
From UU World Magazine
I remember exactly when I first became afraid of death in a more-than-childish way.

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