What is a Humanist?

[Music] what do stephen fry ricky gervais margaret atwood albert einstein sarah pascal and philip pullman have in common they're all humanists but what exactly is a humanist well in a nutshell humanists think that every human should be given the freedom and opportunity to live their life to the fullest whilst respecting and protecting the rights of everyone else and the planet humanists are non-religious they don't believe in gods or an afterlife humanists are secular they don't think that religion and things like politics or education should mix humanists are rational they understand the world through science and rational argument humanists are socially responsible they believe that we all have a social responsibility to each other and the planet humanism is an approach to life that's always existed nobody invented humanism it doesn't have a founder or a central figure it doesn't have a set of prescribed rules or beliefs it's a movement not a creed humanism is about creating a world that fosters the fullest possible development for every human being so why do so many people gather together under the banner of humanism many voices together achieve more and humanist groups have led and supported many different campaigns over the years winning victories and making changes for the better in scotland and across the globe by supporting humanist organizations we can make changes locally nationally and globally so find out how you can get involved humanism a better tomorrow starts in your hands today visit www.humanism.scott to find out more you

Channel: Humanist Society Scotland

Views: 38,413

Keywords: humanist, humanism, humanists

Id: SwJ0NDDJlTU

Length: 1min 55sec (115 seconds)

Published: Tue Dec 08 2020