About CUAAS

Introduction

CUAAS's aims are:

1. To allow atheists, agnostics and other non-religious people in Cambridge (mainly, though not exclusively, members of the University) to meet each other and debate moral, scientific and political issues.
2. To inform members about approaches to life that aren't based on religion through a full and varied selection of talks.
3. To encourage students to approach issues on the basis of reason, not superstition.

Although many members of CUAAS believe that rationalism involves a rejection of religion this is not the official policy of the society, which encourages people of all religious persuasions to join and argue their views, providing that they base their arguments on reasoning.

Manifesto

CUAAS seeks to promote understanding and interest in secular philosophy: our aims include providing a forum for non-religious individuals to meet and discuss issues of interest to them and to raise awareness of non-religious views, especially those concerning Cambridge University and the student body.

Activities

Founded in 2000, CUAAS (formerly HmmSoc) follows a long history of non-theistic thought in Cambridge University and is run by elected students operating as a committee. CUAAS holds several types of events to cater for different interests, ranging from formal talks and debates by invited speakers to social events such as formal halls, garden parties and pub meets.

See main Events page

Further Information

Please feel free to send questions or comments to humanism@cusu.cam.ac.uk.

For further information on humanism, members are encouraged to make use of our lending library which consists of over 300 volumes available free to all members. This collection contains books of popular science, philosophy, and critical religious studies, and a number of humanist magazines. Our collection is housed by the CUAAS librarian, Den, and all queries should be addressed to deniscollins@ntlworld.com.