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title: "Understanding the World"
date: "2021-08-04T13:16:44+01:00"
modified: "2021-11-26T10:46:12+00:00"
url: "https://understandinghumanism.org.uk/area/understanding-the-world/"
post_id: 2399
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# Understanding the World

**How do humanists answer questions about the world around them and decide what to believe?**

Humanists believe the world is a natural place with no supernatural side (they will be atheists or agnostics). They believe that science and the search for evidence provides the best way to answer our questions about the world.