Philosophy Hamism A while ago I decided that what I am could be labeled a hamist. It is a guide for moral choices. Because the basic purpose of a life-stance is a guide to a person's actions, humanism is the most important of the three isms making up hamism.
Materialism is a system of metaphysics.
It is the belief that nothing supernatural exists. Atheism is the least important of the three isms, because it follows directly from materialism. It is stated separately, because it explicitly distinguishes hamists from the large majority of people who believe in gods. Unfortunately, the words materialism and atheism are somewhat problematic. The word materialism has been co-opted to mean greed or an attachment to material objects.