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Well done! You’ve completed Week Five.

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This week we’ve explored the humanist case
for human rights, secularism, and freedom

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of expression:

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That human rights are a necessary condition
for human beings to live happy and fulfilling lives.

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That secularism, including the freedom of

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belief, provides the best way of guaranteeing
freedom, fairness, and peace in a plural society

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And that freedom of expression is an essential requirement for us to make progress in our understanding.

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Of course, one does not need to be a humanist
to accept these arguments or support these

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goals.

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We have also learned about the areas humanists
campaign in, including, in particular, cases

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of discrimination on the grounds of religion
or belief.

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We have seen the importance many humanists
place on dialogue: the need to search for

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shared values that can support a more peaceful
society, but also to acknowledge and explore

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where we might disagree to support our understanding
and enable us to argue constructively.

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Humanists believe that a world where human
rights were respected by all, including the

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right to freedom of belief and freedom of
expression, would be a better world.

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We’ve come a long way, but these goals are
far from realised in much of the world today.

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For humanists, there is still a lot of work to be done.

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I'll see you next week!