“Free inquiry entails recognition of civil liberties as integral to its pursuit, that is, a free press, freedom of communication, the right to organize opposition parties and to join voluntary associations, and freedom to cultivate and publish the fruits of scientific, philosophical, artistic, literary, moral and religious freedom.” ReasonScienceReligionIndividualReligiousPartyLibertyMoralVirtueCommunicationSpeechDiversityPhilosophicalPressesFruitPursuitRecognitionArtisticOppositionAssociationSkepticismOrganizeInquiryPublishDissentCivil LibertiesReligious FreedomFreedom Of The PressIndividual RightsFree PressFree ThoughtOpposition Parties Book:In defense of secular humanism Source: In defense of secular humanism
“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 beginning of wisdom is the awareness that there is insufficient evidence that a god or gods have created us and the recognition that we are responsible in part for our own destiny. Human beings can achieve this good life, but it is by the cultivation of the virtues of intelligence and courage, not faith and obedience, that we will most likely be able to do so.” HumansAbleHuman BeingsDestinyVirtueAtheismAchieveAwarenessEvidenceResponsibleRecognitionObedienceHumanistGood LifeCultivationInsufficient Book:The Transcendental Temptation: A Critique of Religion and the Paranormal Source: The Transcendental Temptation: A Critique of Religion and the Paranormal
“No one is infallible, and no one can claim a monopoly on truth or virtue. It would be contradictory for skepticism to seek to translate itself into a new faith.” Would BeVirtueClaimsTranslateSkepticismMonopolyContradictoryInfallible Author:Paul Kurtz
