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OUR SPANISH AFFILIATE
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We warmly welcome Manel Salido (pictured) and his organization, Associacio per al'humanisme. Founded in 2016, it is located in Vall d'Albaida, Spain. The organization offers conferences, reading groups, meetups and information campaigns. It advocates for the dissemination of scientific literacy and secular humanism, which Manel defines as ‘the use of reason and critical and scientific thinking, without dogmas and beliefs that do not have a basis in evidence’.
Although atheism is on the rise in Spain, people are not as vocal about it as in other European countries, and so far, a widespread and active atheist community literally does not exist. ‘People just don’t care if you believe in a god or not here in Spain’, Manel told me.
But this is changing across Europe, ‘The advancement of humanistic thinking is shaking society. Associations like ours, that promote this vision of the world, are starting to change things.’
Elisabeth Mathes, Affiliates Director Learn More
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