As I see it, creative achievement is the very heart of the human enterprise... The destiny of man, of all men and of each man, is that he is condemned to invent what he will be - condemned if he is fearful but blessed if he welcomes the great adventure. We are responsible in the last analysis, not simply for what we are, but for what we will become; and that is a source of either high excitement or distress.
Skepticism is essential to the quest for knowledge, for it is in the seedbed of puzzlement that genuine inquiry takes root. Without skepticism, we ma… - Paul Kurtz
Skepticism is essential to the quest for knowledge, for it is in the seedbed of puzzlement that genuine inquiry takes root. Without skepticism, we ma…
- Paul Kurtz
It is not the courage to be that we must develop as much as the courage to become. We are responsible for our destiny. The meaning of life is not loc… - Paul Kurtz
It is not the courage to be that we must develop as much as the courage to become. We are responsible for our destiny. The meaning of life is not loc…
The overriding need is "to develop a new Planetary Humanism" that will seek to preserve human rights and enhance human freedom and dignity and will e… - Paul Kurtz
The overriding need is "to develop a new Planetary Humanism" that will seek to preserve human rights and enhance human freedom and dignity and will e…
We need to be skeptical of utopianists who offer unreliable totalistic visions of other worlds and strive to take us there. We need some ideals, but … - Paul Kurtz
We need to be skeptical of utopianists who offer unreliable totalistic visions of other worlds and strive to take us there. We need some ideals, but …
Human life has no meaning independent of itself. There is no cosmic force or deity to give it meaning or significance. There is no ultimate destiny f… - Paul Kurtz
Human life has no meaning independent of itself. There is no cosmic force or deity to give it meaning or significance. There is no ultimate destiny f…
A skeptic is one who is willing to question any truth claim, asking for clarity in definition, consistency in logic, and adequacy of evidence. - Paul Kurtz
A skeptic is one who is willing to question any truth claim, asking for clarity in definition, consistency in logic, and adequacy of evidence.
Secular humanism is avowedly non-religious. It is a eupraxsophy (good practical wisdom), which draws its basic principles and ethical values from sci… - Paul Kurtz
Secular humanism is avowedly non-religious. It is a eupraxsophy (good practical wisdom), which draws its basic principles and ethical values from sci…
Humanists hold that ethical values are relative to human experience and need not be derived from theological or metaphysical foundations. - Paul Kurtz
Humanists hold that ethical values are relative to human experience and need not be derived from theological or metaphysical foundations.
No diety will save us; we must save ourselves. - Paul Kurtz
No diety will save us; we must save ourselves.
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