secular humanist
Godless ethics advocate
A secular humanist is someone who embraces human reason, ethics, and philosophical naturalism while rejecting religious dogma and supernatural beliefs.
The philosophy emphasizes human capacity for self-determination and moral reasoning without divine guidance: As a secular humanist, she found meaning through community service rather than church.
The term sometimes carries dismissive connotations when used by religious critics.
- atheistOne denying gods exist
- agnosticFlexible across platforms
- freethinkerRejects doctrine for reason
- rationalistOne guided by reason
- skepticOne who doubts claims
godless · nonbeliever · free inquiry · enlightenment · reason · critical thinking · scientific method · ethics · ethical framework · morality · irreligious · philosophy · Darwin · Carl Sagan · science · progressive · liberal · manifesto
- freethinkersfreethinker, freethinkers, secularists, rationalist, rationalists
- nonbelieversatheist, atheists, agnostic, agnostics, nonbeliever
secular humanisttheist
Accepts a deity exists
creationist · born-again Christian · Orthodox Jew · theocrat · supernaturalist
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