About Humanism
Humanists believe that this life is the only life we have. In order to lead a rich, meaningful life we must live ethically with each other and make decisions based on reasoned thought.
Humanism and atheism/agnosticism are linked in that Humanists, atheists, and agnostics do not believe in gods or goddesses. Humanists start from there and say that we believe that we must live ethical lives, that reality is knowable and that the universe works on natural processes.
Humanism is a democratic and ethical life stance, which affirms that human beings have the right and responsibility to give meaning and shape to their own lives. It stands for the building of a more humane society through an ethic based on human and other natural values in the spirit of reason and free inquiry through human capabilities. It is not theistic and it does not accept supernatural views of reality.
~ International Humanist and Ethical Union’s Minimum Statement on Humanism
~ International Humanist and Ethical Union’s Minimum Statement on Humanism
