Mankind is a part of nature and has emerged as a result of continuous, natural evolutionary forces. The totality of the personality can be scientifically accounted for through the biological transactions of organisms in a social and cultural environment. Our influence on the future is comprised of the influences we have on our progeny and other members of our culture. Secular Humanism Secular Humanists, being free from supernaturalism, recognize that the values human beings hold are rooted in their human experiences and in their culture. They oppose any absolute standards, though objective principles of moral conduct may emerge in the course of ethical deliberation.
Ethics are individualistic and situational.
They stem from the human needs and interests. The major goals of humanism are happiness, the good life, individual and shared enjoyment of life, creative realization of human needs and desires, and the complete realization of the human potential and enrichment. Religion must accelerate its efforts to increase the joy of living. Sexual Expression Examples Congressman Sander Levin Voted against banning partial birth abortions. I can help just a little bit in my job, standing on the White House lawn talking about sex with no lightning bolts falling on my head.