Humanism (capital 'H', no adjective such as "secular")[53] is a comprehensive life stance that upholds human reason, ethics, and justice, and rejects supernaturalism, pseudoscience, and superstition. Many Humanists derive their morals from a philosophy of Ethical naturalism, and some acknowledge a science of morality.
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is the world union of more than 100 Humanist, rationalist, secular, ethical culture, and free thought organizations in more than 40 countries. The Happy Human is the official symbol of the IHEU as well as being regarded as a universally recognized symbol for those who call themselves Humanists (as opposed to "humanists"). In 2002, the IHEU General Assembly unanimously adopted the Amsterdam Declaration 2002 which represents the official defining statement of World Humanism.[54]
All member organizations of the IHEU are required by IHEU bylaw 5.1[55] to accept the IHEU Minimum Statement on Humanism:
Humanism is a democratic and ethical life stance, which affirms that human beings have the right and responsibility to give meaning and shape to their own lives. It stands for the building of a more humane society through an ethic based on human and other natural values in the spirit of reason and free inquiry through human capabilities. It is not theistic, and it does not accept supernatural views of reality.
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The fundamentals of modern Humanism are as follows:
- Humanism is ethical.
- Humanism is rational.
- Humanism supports democracy and human rights.
- Humanism insists that personal liberty must be combined with social responsibility.
- Humanism is a response to the widespread demand for an alternative to dogmatic religion.
- Humanism values artistic creativity and imagination and recognizes the transforming power of art.
- Humanism is a life stance aiming at the maximum possible fulfillment through the cultivation of ethical and creative living.
The Amsterdam Declaration explicitly states that Humanism rejects dogma, and imposes no creed upon its adherents.
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