Quotes by Paul Kurtz

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.

Adequacy

Asking

Consistency

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.

Adventure

Blessed

Heart

Free inquiry entails recognition of civil liberties as integral to its pursuit, that is, a free press, freedom of communication, the right to organize opposition parties and to join voluntary associations, and freedom to cultivate and publish the fruits of scientific, philosophical, artistic, literary, moral and religious freedom.

Communication

Party

Religious

Homo religiosus invents religious symbols, which he venerates and worships to save him from facing the finality of his death and dissolution. He devises paradise fictions to provide succor and support… In acts of supreme self-deception, at various times and in various places he has been willing to profess belief in the most incredible myths because of what they have promised him.

Religious

Self

Support

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 for man. Such a belief is an illusion of humankind’s infancy. The meaning of life is what we choose to give it. Meaning grows out of human purposes alone. Nature provides us with an infinite range of opportunities, but it is only our vision and our action that select and realize those that we desire.

Destiny

Independent

Opportunity

Humanists hold that ethical values are relative to human experience and need not be derived from theological or metaphysical foundations.

Atheism

Foundation

Needs

I believe that a person should take an affirmative outlook. There are always problems in life, old and new, uncertainties, and unexpected contingencies. The optimal way to deal with this is not to give up in despair, but to move ahead using the best intelligence and resources that we have to overcome adversity.

Believe

Giving Up

Moving

In contemporary society secular humanism has been singled out by critics and proponents alike as a position sharply distinguishable from any religious formulation. Religious fundamentalists in the United States have waged a campaign against secular humanism, claiming that it is a rival “religion” and seeking to root it out from American public life. Secular humanism is avowedly non-religious. It is a eupraxsophy (good practical wisdom), which draws its basic principles and ethical values from science, ethics, and philosophy.

Philosophy

Religious

Roots

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 located in some hidden crevice in the womb of nature but is created by free persons, who are aware that they are responsible for their own futures and have the courage to take this project into their own hands.

Courage

Destiny

Hands

Life, when fully lived under a variety of cultural conditions, can be euphoric and optimistic; it can be a joy to experience and a wonder to behold.

Enthusiasm

Joy

Optimistic

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Adventure

Afterlife

Age

Agendas

Angel

Art

Asking

Atheism

Belief

Believe

Blessed

Caring

Cheer

Children

Christian

Claims

Commitment

Communication

Consistency

Courage

Creative

Deceit

Destiny

Emotional

Enlightenment

Enthusiasm

Essentials

Ethical Principles

Excellence

Fool

Foundation

Fruit

Giving Up

Good Life

Government

Hands

Heart

Ignorance

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Intelligent

Joy

Keys

Leaving

Life And Love

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Moving

Needs

Opportunity

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Quotes by Paul Kurtz

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.

Humanists hold that ethical values are relative to human experience and need not be derived from theological or metaphysical foundations.

Life, when fully lived under a variety of cultural conditions, can be euphoric and optimistic; it can be a joy to experience and a wonder to behold.

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