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WHAT IS HUMANISM?
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WHAT IS HUMANISM? |
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A brief description of Humanism
Humanism is a philosophy that believes in human effort and ingenuity rather than religion based on divine intervention. Humanists think that this life and this world is all we have. Like everything else that exists we are the product of natural processes. There are no supernatural powers or sacred texts to guide us, so we have to think for ourselves and make our own rules and take responsibility for our own lives and actions and for the world we live in. Ethical decisions should be based on reason and experience and compassion. Everyone has a right to seek happiness and to avoid pain, and the best way to achieve this is to help other people to do the same. The IHEU Amsterdam Declaration 2002 A basic definition of Humanist principles was adopted in July 2002 at the Humanist World Congress in Noordwijkerhout (near Amsterdam) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the International Humanist & Ethical Union, and is known as the 'IHEU Amsterdam Declaration 2002'.
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