“Humanists hold that ethical values are relative to human experience and need not be derived from theological or metaphysical foundations.” NeedsHumansValuesAtheismFoundationPositive AtheismEthicalRelativeMetaphysicalHuman ExperienceTheologicalEthical Values Author:Paul Kurtz
“Three key humanist virtues are courage, cognition, and caring - not dependence, ignorance, or insensitivity to the needs of others.” NeedsThreeVirtueAtheismIgnoranceKeysCaringPositive AtheismHumanistDependenceCognitionNeeds Of OthersInsensitivity Author:Paul Kurtz
“The overriding need is "to develop a new Planetary Humanism" that will seek to preserve human rights and enhance human freedom and dignity and will emphasize our commitment "to humanity as a whole." The underlying ethical principle "is the need to respect the dignity and worth of all persons in the world community." Thinkers as diverse as Peter Singer and Hans Küng also emphasize the need for a new global ethic beyond nationalistic, racial, religious, and ethnic chauvinism.” WorldNeedsHumansPersonsWholeHumanityCommunityReligiousPrinciplesRightsAtheismEthicsCommitmentDignityHuman RightsHumanismPositive AtheismSingersPreservesEthicalThinkerPeterDiverseHuman FreedomChauvinismNationalisticEthical Principles Author:Paul Kurtz
“We need to be skeptical of utopianists who offer unreliable totalistic visions of other worlds and strive to take us there. We need some ideals, but we also need to protect ourselves from the miscalculations and misadventures of visionaries.” WorldNeedsVisionAtheismOffersProtectIdealsStrivePositive AtheismSkepticalVisionariesOther WorldsUnreliableMiscalculationsMisadventure Book:The New Skepticism: Inquiry and Reliable Knowledge Source: The New Skepticism: Inquiry and Reliable Knowledge
