Humanist Movement

### Geographic Concentration

Primarily in Africa, with pockets in the Western world as well as Humanist States in both the Middle East and Eurasia.

### Interesting Fact

The Humanist Movement is the primarily enforcer of human rights around the world, with the Lagos Convention being one of the most well known declarations of the rights of man after the Geneva Convention fell into obscurity.

The Humanist Movement is a ideological/religious movement that had its roots all across the first half of the 21st century, but really began entering into mainstream prominence in in the 2070's in countries such as Nigeria, as well as Africa and the global south. Humanism serves as both a semi-religious worldview, and a ideological worldview, blurring the line between the two. The Humanist Movement is most appealing to those who previously held secular, but pro-humanist worldviews, and in many ways can be considered a secular religion, though there exists both more spiritual and more secular sects within the movement.

## Description

The primary common factor holding together humanism is the common belief in the glorification of the human spirit, human soul, and the power of the indomitable human spirit. Humanism comes as part of the broader Anthropocentric movement which came about with the psychic awakening of the 2060's, where humanity began regarding itself as special and unique among the cosmos, as a reaction to the earlier Materialist worldview that humans were not very special or unique. To an extent, many people who fall under this definition do not consider themselves part of the Humanist Movement, Humanism is mostly defined by self identifying as such.

Humanism has the tendency to see humanity as the pinnacle of all creation, and are therefore the highest power one can appeal to. They tend to take things such as the Noosphere and the existence of the human soul as proof that humanity is special, and in general have a great fascination with the Noosphere. It was Humanist thinkers who first postulated that the Noosphere was the realm of human thoughts and emotions, which is now a widely accepted description of the Noosphere.

Humanist ethics start and end with the experience of the human. By putting humanity at the center of its ethics, all ethical arguments must have some relation to the experience, joy, and overall maximum potential of the human species. Though how this is applied in practice is a very diverse process.

### Secular Humanism

Secular Humanism is primarily defined by the glorification of mankind (They prefer not to use the word worship) and the acknowledgement of the power of the indomitable human spirit. It tends to, like most Humanist movements put humanity at the center of the universe and as the pinnacle of all creation. Secular humanists tend to have a somewhat antagonistic view towards the natural universe itself, borrowing certain concepts from Gnosticism, at least in the idea that the universe is dead, while humanity is alive. And it is ultimately humanity's birthright to reshape the universe as it sees fit, and mold the universe in their image. That said, secular humanists still marvel at the beauty and complexity present in the universe. Though in many ways it seems similar to the materialist irreligious perspectives of the 21st century, it differs in its insistence that humanity is special, and that humans are not a fluke, instead deifying consciousness, humanity and the human will.

Secular Humanism tends to be more focused on the unalienable rights of man, which in many ways makes them similar to the ideology of Humanist Liberalism.

### Religious Humanism

Religious humanism takes many different perspectives on incorporating a more spiritual side to Humanism, usually through the medium of the Noosphere, and speculation about what happens within. There are two main branches of monotheistic Humanism, Avatarian Humanism them believes that there exists an entity representing the collective consciousness of mankind, whom they refer to as the Avatar. There are several Avatar claimants, the most famous of which being a charismatic preacher and psychic named Emmanuel Ayobami.

Others believe in a more traditional monotheism, with there being an all powerful loving God who designated humanity as the pinnacle of its creation. Many of the monotheistic humanists identity this being as the Abrahamic God, and there are various levels of crossover with other Abrahamic religions, with sects such as Humanist Christianity or Humanist Islam being somewhat common. Others still perform a kind of ancestor worship, others perform a glorification of the abstract ideal of humanity.

### Sophontist Movement

One of the more controversial schisms within the Humanist movement is over the status of hypothetical extraterrestrial life, and whether Humanism should be about human nationalism, or if it should extend to all comparatively intelligent creatures discovered to have a soul. This movement, of adopting the Humanist religious framework to all intelligent life, is known as sophontism, and until the discovery of alien life, is likely to remain a relatively minor sect of the broader Humanist movement.

## Beliefs

The most important belief in Humanism, whether secular or religious is the value of the human, though which parts of the human condition are to be preserved and idolized is a subject of hot debate. Bioconservative and Biopuritan Humanists tend to put an emphasis on the Human form, while more Bioprogressive Humanists are more concerned about the soul or essence of humanity, being open to radical changes in the human form as long as some kind of essential element of humanity is preserved.

As an extension of this, humanists believe highly in the sanctity of human life, and the prevention of human suffering. They believe that human fetuses also count as human life, as do most religions and people by the 22nd century. The lack of centralized belief in an afterlife, the glorification of life, and the preservation and sanctity of human life has led many Humanists to be staunch pacifists. With violence only being justified in self defense, and killing to be very very rarely justified. They have also created a charter of the rights of human dignity, a creed which lays out the inherent rights of man.

Due to the nature of the 21st century, and the scars that left the human race, the Humanists are one of the few groups that are truly dogmatic in their defense of human rights, remaining completely idealistic in their principles. They are very fanatic about human rights, the rules of war, and their dedication to staunch pacifism, almost at any cost. They are one of the few movements to put in strict rules about just warfare, and to create a code against war crimes, known as the Lagos Convention, which has become one of the most important documents on warcrimes with the Geneva Convention falling out of fashion by the mid-21st century. Captured PoWs who were treated remarkably well are one of their leading sources of converts.

Humanists are also notable for adopting their own calendar, adding an additional 10,000 years to the existing Gregorian calendar. The year 2100 in the Humanist calendar is the year 12,100.

## Government and Organization

The Humanist Consortium is an organization that largely represents the humanist movement. It is an international body which hosts representatives from various humanist movements and humanist governments from around the world. Within a country, humanist Assemblies serve the same role as the judaciary system in other countries, making decisions and deliberations on doctrines of humanism, they have the ability to overrule the democratically elected legislature and even pass bills, leading to some labelling the Humanist states as a judiciary democracy. These Assemblies also serve as the "church" of this religion.