What is the humanist understanding of human origins, human nature, and human potential?
Humanists believe that human beings have natural origins – we evolved like all other living things – and, if we if we put our naturally evolved capacities to good use, we have the potential to lead good and happy lives.
Individual humanists answer the question
Individual humanists answer the question
This clip from the BBC’s Wonders of the Universe featuring Brian Cox helps to illustrate the humanist approach of relying on science to answer questions about the universe’s origin and evolution.
A short film to help students unfamiliar with the theory of evolution.
Cultural transmission: A BBC animation on what makes us human: our capacity to share ideas, skills, and culture (for humanists this makes us special and can enable something of us to survive our deaths)
Individual humanists answer the question
This clip from the BBC’s Wonders of the Universe featuring Brian Cox helps to illustrate the humanist approach of relying on science to answer questions about the universe’s origin and evolution.
Cultural transmission: A BBC animation on what makes us human: our capacity to share ideas, skills, and culture (for humanists this makes us special and can enable something of us to survive our deaths)
Philosopher Richard Norman describes the responsibilities that come attached to our human capacities.
This clip from the BBC’s Wonders of the Universe featuring Brian Cox helps to illustrate the humanist approach of relying on science to answer questions about the universe’s origin and evolution.
Cultural transmission: A BBC animation on what makes us human: our capacity to share ideas, skills, and culture (for humanists this makes us special and can enable something of us to survive our deaths)
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