Welcome to /r/Humanism!

> ##What is Humanism?

>> Humanism is a democratic and ethical life stance, which affirms that human beings have the right and responsibility to give meaning and shape to their own lives. It stands for the building of a more humane society through an ethic based on human and other natural values in the spirit of reason and free inquiry through human capabilities. It is not theistic, and it does not accept supernatural views of reality.

> -- International Humanist and Ethical Union, minimum statement on Humanism.

For more information read the Amsterdam Declaration of 2002 or visit some of the suggested links below.

> #Introductory Readings:

> ##Books:

>>* The Philosophy of Humanism, by Corliss Lamont

>>* A Guide for the Godless, Andrew Kernohan

> ##Articles:

>>* HUMANISM: Why, What, and What For, In 882 Words

>>* Is There a New Humanism? by R. Trelles

>>* Humanist Manifesto III by Fred Edwords

>>* What is Humanism? By Fred Edwords

>>* The Humanist Philosophy in Perspective by Fred Edwords

> ##Organizations/Links:

> * International Humanist and Ethical Union

> * American Humanist Association: Good Without God

> * Humanist Charities

> * British Humanist Association

> * National Secular Society

> ##Rules:

> Personal attacks, abusive language, trolling, racism and bigotry will not be tolerated.

> Keep the discussion on-topic:

> If the purpose of your comment is to derail the discussion, troll another user, personally attack a user, or make a racial/bigoted statement then it will be removed. Comments that obviously add nothing to the discussion will also be removed (e.g. "lol", "this", "I agree").

> We encourage proper reddiquette and hope that submissions or comments are voted up or down based on their relevancy to our subreddit, not because the reader agrees or disagrees with the presented opinion.

> ##Related Subreddits:

> /r/Agnostic

> /r/HumanistAtheism

> /r/Christian_Humanism

> /r/HumanisticJudaism

> /r/Humanist

> /r/religion

> /r/SecularHumanism

> /r/Skeptic

> Religion/Philosophy (multi)

> ## Types of Humanism:

> * Christian Humanism