What does it mean to be human? Here is a collection of quotes about humanism.
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Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.Kurt Vonnegut
Ethical values are derived from human need and interest as tested by experience.American Humanist Association
Source: Humanism and Its Aspirations
Humans are an integral part of nature, the result of unguided evolutionary change.American Humanist Association
Source: Humanism and Its Aspirations
Humans are social by nature and find meaning in relationships.American Humanist Association
Source: Humanism and Its Aspirations
Knowledge of the world is derived by observation, experimentation, and rational analysis.American Humanist Association
Source: Humanism and Its Aspirations
Life's fulfillment emerges from individual participation in the service of humane ideals.American Humanist Association
Source: Humanism and Its Aspirations
Opposing reason is, by definition, unreasonable.Steven Pinker
Source: Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Progressive cultures have worked to free humanity from the brutalities of mere survival and to reduce suffering, improve society, and develop global community.(unknown author)
The principle of universality admits no exception. Human rights truly are the birthright of all human beings.Navanethem Pillay
The thinkers of the Enlightenment sought a new understanding of the human condition. The era was a cornucopia of ideas, some of them contradictory, but four themes tie them together: reason, science, humanism, and progress.Steven Pinker
Source: Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
There is a growing movement called Humanism, which promotes a non-supernatural basis for meaning and ethics: good without God.Steven Pinker
Source: Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Those who are governed by reason desire nothing for themselves which they do not also desire for the rest of humankind.Baruch Spinoza
Working to benefit society maximizes individual happiness.American Humanist Association
Source: Humanism and Its Aspirations
