Definitions for secular humanism
sec·u·lar hu·man·ism

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1. humanism, secular humanismnoun

   the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural

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1. Secular humanism

   Secular humanism is a philosophy, belief system or life stance that embraces human reason, secular ethics, and philosophical naturalism while specifically rejecting religious dogma, supernaturalism, and superstition as the basis of morality and decision making.Secular humanism posits that human beings are capable of being ethical and moral without religion or belief in a deity. It does not, however, assume that humans are either inherently good or evil, nor does it present humans as being superior to nature. Rather, the humanist life stance emphasizes the unique responsibility facing humanity and the ethical consequences of human decisions. Fundamental to the concept of secular humanism is the strongly held viewpoint that ideology—be it religious or political—must be thoroughly examined by each individual and not simply accepted or rejected on faith. Along with this, an essential part of secular humanism is a continually adapting search for truth, primarily through science and philosophy. Many secular humanists derive their moral codes from a philosophy of utilitarianism, ethical naturalism, or evolutionary ethics, and some advocate a science of morality. Humanists International, founded by Julian Huxley and Jaap van Praag, is the world union of more than one hundred humanist, rationalist, irreligious, atheist, Bright, secular, Ethical Culture, and freethought organizations in more than 40 countries. The "Happy Human" is recognized as the official symbol of humanism internationally, used by secular humanist organizations in every part of the world.

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1. secular humanism

   Secular humanism is a philosophical belief system that emphasizes the value and agency of all human beings, prioritizes empirical and rational methods of understanding the natural world, rejects religious dogma and supernaturalism, and asserts an ethical framework based on human reason, empathy, science, and justice. It fundamentally focuses on promoting human wellbeing, morality, and progress without reference to religious or spiritual beliefs.

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1. Secular Humanism

   The philosophy or life stance of secular humanism embraces human reason, ethics, social justice and philosophical naturalism, while specifically rejecting religious dogma, supernaturalism, pseudoscience or superstition as the basis of morality and decision making. It posits that human beings are capable of being ethical and moral without religion or a god. It does not, however, assume that humans are either inherently evil or innately good, nor does it present humans as being superior to nature. Rather, the humanist life stance emphasizes the unique responsibility facing humanity and the ethical consequences of human decisions. Fundamental to the concept of secular humanism is the strongly held viewpoint that ideology—be it religious or political—must be thoroughly examined by each individual and not simply accepted or rejected on faith. Along with this, an essential part of secular humanism is a continually adapting search for truth, primarily through science and philosophy. Many Humanists derive their moral codes from a philosophy of utilitarianism, ethical naturalism or evolutionary ethics, and some advocate a science of morality.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of secular humanism in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of secular humanism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of secular humanism in a Sentence

1. Antonin Scalia:

   In Torcaso v. Watkins, (1961), we did indeed refer to ‘secular humanism’ as a ‘religion’.

2. Hugo Black:

   Among the religions in this country which do not teach what would generally be considered a belief in the existence of God are Buddhism, Taoism, ethical culture, secular humanism and others.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_Humanism
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