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title: "Humanist Ethics"
date: "2021-08-04T13:17:00+01:00"
modified: "2021-11-26T10:54:13+00:00"
url: "https://understandinghumanism.org.uk/area/humanist-ethics/"
post_id: 2403
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# Humanist Ethics

**How do humanists decide what it means to be good and how do they think we can best answer moral questions?**

Humanists believe that the origins of our moral capacities lie inside human beings and our evolution as social animals. They believe that, when deciding how to act, we should use reason and empathy, considering the consequences of our actions and the likely impact on other people and animals.