Autism and Humanism with Alastair Lichten

About this episode

Alastair Lichten discusses the connection between autism, neurodivergence, and secularism.

My guest this week is Alastair Lichten (@humanistdad.bsky.social), a humanist organizer who is particularly interested in the intersection of neurodivergence and secularism. We discuss the theory that being autistic or neurodivergent makes one more likely to be non-religious. Alastair's website: https://humanistdad.uk/2025/09/09/professional_update/ Music by GW Rodriguez Editing by Adam Wik Sibling Pod: Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/ Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid If you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps! This show is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org . Next Episode: 40k Philosophy with Liam Kofi Bright

People in this episode

Guest: Alastair Lichten

Topics covered

• autism
• humanism
• neurodivergence
• secularism
• religion

Keywords

• humanist
• non-religious
• neurodiversity

Mentioned in this episode

Products: GW Rodriguez music

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