Greg Graffin's Lifetime Achievement Award Acceptance Speech

Excerpts from Greg Graffin's acceptance speech for his lifetime achievement award for cultural humanism, presented to him by the Harvard Humanist Chaplaincy.
Graffin discusses the history and meaning of humanism and it's relationship to his educational and musical careers.
Filmed on behalf of the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard:
www.harvardhumanist.org

[@daviddavidson7851]

This man is literally my role model and hero.

[@TeenageXXXBonehead]

I have nothing but the utmost respect for Dr. Greg Graffin. I love his music, his works, his interviews, etc. He's such a great man.

[@laurens.5753]

[@germanxmascookie]

Thank you for uploading this speech. That we can all experience moments like these is what makes the internet awesome! Graffin's speech is brilliant with humility as per usual.

[@Disturber93]

He's a absolutley legend !!!

[@Misha7458]

I LOVE Bad Religion but I LOVE Greg for his AMAZING mind.....

[@lmr641]

we're proud of you, greg...

[@carnifex714]

Greg Graffin Henry Rollins ian mackaye and H.R. INSPIRED MY LIFE

[@cjvaldez3154]

Amazing man

[@GregoryWalsh]

In that case, make sure you check out the videos on my channel of the 45 minute question and answer session that followed this speech.

[@rv186rs]

"All I said was that his thesis has not had a significant impact on the academic world." He mainstreamed it through Bad Religion, not everyone can pull up a new Einstein theory and change the scientific world view, some people have to spread the ideas to.

[@Dimitrij90]

wonderfull. he deserves this awarde

[@13timmeh]

i dont understand. my dad is fucking livid at me for looking up to greg graffin. he has a PhD. he is politically involved. he traveled to the world to to study his work. and is a woderful musician. and did i mention that he teaches ad UCLA? i dont get my father

[@bryanfrombuffalo7685]

Now hes telling ppl covid is real

[@ninjutsukan]

Is your dad a fundamentalist..? Maybe he doesn't like that you're looking up a pro-evolution atheist humanist..