Humanist Society

of New South Wales Inc.

About Us

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Patrons: Dr Robyn Williams AM
Dorothy Buckland Fuller AM 		A non-profit organisation.  ABN: 19 402 094 262  
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Our motto:  Rational Humaneness.

Our Objects:
  1. To encourage a rational approach to human problems, to promote the fullest use of science for human welfare, to defend freedom of expression, and provide a constructive alternative to theological and dogmatic creeds;
  2. To gain and maintain for non-religious people the same rights as are enjoyed by members of religious bodies;
  3. To encourage an awareness of and the responsibility to the connection and interdependence between human and other life forms, and duty of care owed by present generations to future generations and the environment;
  4. To encourage informed and reasoned discussion of issues in a manner that shows respect for the individual and his or her views;
  5. To encourage respect for the universal human rights of men and women free from discrimination on the basis of race, class, disability, gender, age, nationality or sexual orientation.
Some raison d'etre of a Humanist society includes:

Humanists advocate the separation of church and state. We support John Goldbaum's archived TV advertisements campaigning that religion be kept out of politics. Click here for more about this area of concern.

Humanism

Some quick answers*:

A lifestance of personal fulfilment without belief in the supernatural.

Dignity and value of the human individual in an unknown universe.

Positive agnosticism and or atheism.

A movement that defends and promotes secularism.

A positive position evolved from freethinker positions.

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Humanism is a rational philosophy informed by science, inspired by art, and motivated by compassion. Affirming the dignity of each human being, it supports the maximization of individual liberty and opportunity consonant with social and planetary responsibility. It advocates the extension of participatory democracy and the expansion of the open society, standing for human rights and social justice. Free of supenaturalism, it recognizes human beings as a part of nature and holds that values - be they religious, ethical, social or political - have their source in human nature, experience, and culture. Humanism thus derives the goals of life from human need and interest rather from scriptures, theological or ideological abstraction, and asserts that humanity must take responsibility for its own destiny.

A special declaration about Humanism was adopted by the IHEU in 2002.

For more on what we think Humanism is, click on the Student Resources link at the left.