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| What
do we think? |
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| What is Humanism? |
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| Humanism
is an attitude to life and living. |
| Humanists
see no plausible or acceptable reason for believing in a Creator
God, nor in any kind of omniscient, omnipotent Deity or
supernatural force which may affect, influence or help our
individual or collective lives. |
| Humanists
wish to live in an open, just and caring society, where human
rights and human dignity are respected. As Humanists we don't
all agree about everything, but we share basic values and
ideals. |
| As
Humanists we expect to live just this one life - and for us this
idea gives the corollary that there is no Afterlife and no God. |
| Since
we expect to live just this one life, we try to make it as good
as possible for everyone, including accepting responsibility for
those yet to be born. We consider it our responsibility and our
duty to help others where and when we can. We accept that giving
such help is not always possible, and indeed not always wanted
by some people. |
| As
Humanists we believe strongly in Life, but we believe even more
strongly in the Quality of that Life. Therefore a person whose
quality of life is poor through terminal illness or extreme
mental or physical disability, and who wishes to die because he/
she feels that life is not worth living, should, we believe, be
allowed to die, possibly being assisted in the process of dying.
We accept that such assistance is illegal in this country, but
still believe in the desirability of that assistance. |
| We
consider that we are responsible for our own actions,
responsible for the kind of world we live in, responsible for
conserving the earth's resources and responsible for nurturing
the next generation. We find morality in human nature and in
human concern for each other, rather than in a Divine Authority.
This means that we do not look to a Supernatural Being for our
answers to the problems of living. |
| We
believe that we should help our children to grow up as loving,
well-behaved, good and helpful people. We do these things
because being good people, being good to ourselves and to
others, is intrinsically the right thing to do, to be. We do not
do them because a Holy Book tells us that a Deity says that it
is the right thing to do, to be. |
| We
believe in looking seriously at the problems of life and
considering them in a rational way, but we also find fun and
happiness in the joys of living, playing with family and
friends, enjoying the company of family and friends, meeting new
people. We regard love and friendship as the greatest sources of
human happiness. |
| We
turn to our fellow men and women, family and friends for support
in times of trouble, hoping to solve our problems together. We
also use our own internal strength to solve our problems for
ourselves We acknowledge that many people gain great emotional
support and solace from their animal pets and from their Deity. |
| We
deplore prejudice on whatever grounds - gender, race, religion
or sexual orientation, although most of us acknowledge that as
human beings we can be subject to these failings ourselves. We
fight such prejudice within ourselves where we recognise it. We
hate all wanton cruelty and violence and try at all times to
avoid them ourselves, but many of us acknowledge that there can
be occasions when violence may be necessary for the greater
good. |
| A
lack of religious belief does not make a person a Humanist:
HUMANISM IS A STEP BEYOND ATHEISM. |
| A
person can easily be both atheist and secular without being
Humanist: Humanism requires the positive desire to help others,
to improve the quality of life for others and also to accept
that there are people who do have a religious belief, without
insulting that belief or that person for their belief.
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