"Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without
expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead."
Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007)
Who We Are
Milton Keynes Humanists is a non-prophet organisation. We aim to:
  •     provide a means for free-thinking individuals in the Milton Keynes area to meet and have a forum for the discussion of humanist values, principles and concerns; and
  •     campaign for respect for those who seek to live ethical and responsible lives without religious or superstitious beliefs.
We are partnered with Humanists UK (formerly the British Humanist Association) and share their ambition of a tolerant world where rational thinking and kindness prevail.

 What We Do

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 MK Humanists was set up in 2007 and for many years organised regular monthly meetings in York House (Stony Stratford), where we socialised and discussed a wide range of topical issues. Our meetings are open to anyone who has a open mind -- you don't even have to be a member!
A recent Programme included such topics as: ‘Artificial Intelligence’, ‘Civil Disobed-ience’,  ‘What’s Wrong with Democracy?’ as well as discussions on ‘Inheritance’ and ‘How to be a Good Person without Annoying Everyone’, and sessions on ‘Vegan, Vegie or Omnivore?’ and ‘Awe & Spirituality’. 

The meeting shown  here was on Poetry — 'Rhyme & Reason'... For more information about this see Programme Page. 
Our work was disrupted in 2020 by the Covid lockdown, but we continued with Zoom meetups, and then developed monthly hybrid 'Room & Zoom' meetups, which we ran up until 2024.
We suspended our monthly meetups in 2024 and are currently regrouping. That said, we have an active Book Group and hold several socials a year. We also post a lot of material on our Facebook Page. So if you want to keep abreast of the various Humanist debates / dialogues that are going on do visit our site and ‘like’ us (if you do) — or post a comment if you don’t!

Two of our members are active members of Humanist Groups Working Together —  formerly Local Groups Working Together — which is a network of [currently] around 20 local humanist groups from up and down the country which provides a forum for local groups to meet and exchange ideas and experiences and provide support for one another. It meetup regularly online, half a dozen times a year.

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What We Believe

Humanists believe that Man created God, and not the other way around — as Richard Dawkins has observed: "We are all atheists about most of the Gods humanity has ever believed in, some of us just go one God further".

This short video, narrated by Stephen Fry, talks about how humanists think about happiness.


You can find other videos in the series on our videos page.
Be in Good Company
Many famous people don't or didn't believe in a god and put their faith instead in humanity. Here’s a small selection:

Top Row: Angelina Jolie; Albert Einstein; Ayaan Hirsi Ali; Tim Minchin; Stephen Fry;

Middle Row: David Attenborough; Helen Mirren; Charles Darwin; Polly Toynbee; Christopher Hitchens;

Bottom Row: AC Grayling; Richard Branson; Claire Rayner; Richard Dawkins; Sigmund Freud.

If you would like to find out more about Humanism (and the page on Humanism doesn't go far enough) please contact our Secretary using the links on this site.
Like to Join Us?

If you'd like to become a member of Milton Keynes Humanists, you can find details on our Application Form. Thank you!

Disclaimer & Corrections

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