The survival of the Jewish people needs a reconciliation between science, personal autonomy, and Jewish loyalty. Freedom from supernatural authority Theistic religions assert that the ultimate source of wisdom and of the power of the solution to human problems is found outside of people - in a supernatural realm. Humanistic philosophy affirms that knowledge and power come from people and from the nature in which they live. Dignity and self-esteem Life is worthwhile when each person sees themself as worthwhile. Self-respect is distinct from happiness.
Happiness is less the goal of life than the consequence of having attained it.
Self-respect is dependent upon autonomy. Autonomy does not mean that each person is individually self-sufficient. Healthy dependence is horizontal rather than vertical. Secular Jewish Roots Judaism is an ethnic culture. It did not fall from heaven.