What is a Humanist?

A quick explanation video of who Humanists are and what we work for.

[peterloman]

Greetings from Scandinavia! I wish you all good health and happiness!

[ZER--]

So Humanism is basically axiomatic. I have been one most of my life without knowing.

[Ahmed-uiot]

It Is really an enriching video yeah it really increased the ambiguities around this concept

[kaytenld]

It tells a lot of detail about what a humanist is so its good (from 9-y-o Flynn)

[thetruthaboutscienceandgod]

Please share my two brief videos with other people. Thanks!

[himanshuchauhan]

Thank you so much ma'am 😘💖😘💖😘💖💖😘💖

[Ppurk]

I would love to become involved but the nearest group is over 60 miles away.

[lazrama]

the primary issue i have is with "rationality" being the be-all end-all. i am not religious, i don't subscribe to "magical" thinking, and i see myself as a very critical thinker. as such, i always find it interesting how so many humanists and atheists treat rationality (and Science) like a religion. as if everything in the universe needs to be broken down and described in an equation; shoehorned into whatever is accepted as "science" at the time. things like intuition, common sense, contextual observation, inherent biases, etc, seem to be ignored or dismissed. the fact that new scientific discoveries frequently contradict the currently accepted "laws of science" doesn't seem to stop folks from dogmatically referring to those "laws" as infallible.

what i have asked my humanist friends: what is the "formula" for a tree?

[studentsofthescrolls]

So are humanists like atheist? What is the difference between the two if anyone can answer this?

[ForNika]

Humaniust: Anyone who's Intelligent enough to see Religion is the biggest obstacle in Humanity's progress. Greetings from Iran where Religion has been used as a Weapon of Oppression.

[brodie]

Humanism yes, woke no, please explain how humanists are not religious, granted not all are or have been, but also many have been religious leaders, ie: Thomas More, a Great humanist, can humanist still be religious, or has that ship sailed with the times and is irrelevant??? Scotia gae brah! much love and support. but what this video refers to is secular humanism, not humanism, which was represented by both religious and non religious humans, i am not religious myself but love philosophy and history, so just curious about your representation as blanket fact. thank you for your insights on this question.

[LAWLESSKING]

I believe this is inaccurate when it comes to beliefs about religion. The humanist ideals is based on actions with each other and individual religious beliefs are held sacred and respected by the individual. When you speak about humanism and then speak about religion and say humanists arent religious then you have dabbled in being a religion yourself.

[tylerpelkey]

So like you're saying humanists are just people...thx

[J.R]

I guess that the majority of Noble Prizes being Believers are not rational then

[alterjohnbacanto]

I dont have against in humanism but there are some facts about that are not beyond their control like God is not exists.. Well just ask themselves how does they made and if they answer "by parents" well then where they came from??

[everane]

You are discribing a liberalist, not a humanist.

[moyisisinelungelotunzi]

Humanists can be religious, can have political opinions and the climate has no need to be mentioned.
Socially responsible, really? Humanists can sit on their couch doing nothing for society just like most people.
Humanism at its nutshell is the belief that humans are the most important creatures on the planet.

[petermeyer]

Nice video trying to define "humanism". Could have been more complete if it wasnt so narrowed in on the more modern branches and contained the historically more successfull examples for humanistic branches like socialism and communism and not so recent figures like Marx, Hittler, Stalin, Mao, Il...

[nicholashoward]

1. Every human should be given the freedom and opportunity to live their life to the fullest while respecting and protecting the rights of others and the planet. Why? This is an assertion without any logical basis. Also what if somebody living their life to the fullest conflicts with the rights of others or the planet? And how do you define what the rights of others are - let alone the planet?!? What a childish and superficial philosophical and ethical system this is!

[mariussielcken]

Actually, humanism means that you believe Jesus was human. This does not deny Jesus' divine nature, but it merely prescribes that humanity has a divine spark and that Jesus, as a human, perfectly captured that spark, by sacreficing himself. He did so guided by God, which is the psychological projection of the human will to survive, thrive, make wonders and connect all conciousness. Jesus could've called for civil war like Barrabas. But instead he chose crucefixion, so that all might see Jesus suffer, imprint the cross on their minds, and harm eachother no more, as we are filled with regret, and fear that Adonai will have revenge for His Son, but we are forgiven by the Lord, because of our brash, lowly nature, being descended from apes, 'we cannot have nice things'.
Also the story of Adam and Eve and Sons is more about monogamy than anything else. 'Eating fruit of the forbidden tree' is chiefly a reference to adultery.
Once you realize Jesus was human, you realize the potential in humanity itself. When humans aspire to co-create with eachother and with the Creator, when humans take responsability for their potential position, the divine spark will be a light that drives out all ignorance. Jesus was born in the Age of Fishes. Now it is the Age of The Man Who Carries Water. Incidently, since the beginning of Aquarius' age, men have begun to politically 'carry water' for women' rights. The issue of literally carrying water being gendered is in dispute, and now sometimes the man will carry water from the well, because she can or will not. She has always carried the water, but now he is less and less ashamed to carry water for her, and reaping the rewards of a more equitable society. Humans need fair play in order to thrive. Religious people refuse to see divinity in humanity, saying we are too fallen to enter Divine domain. Well, certainly with that attitude, humanists say. The most important thing in the world is the human man, because it connects with the the eternal and divine. I look at the stars and I see my creator looking back at me, a male creator in a sea of female energy. Jesus 'carried water' for an adulteress, saying 'he who us sinless, cast the first stone'. I hope that we carry water for eachother evermore, in every sense.