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I think humanism tells us a couple of things
about what’s right and what’s wrong. One

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of them is that we do, as a society, as individuals,
have a capability to figure out moral questions.

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Maybe not instantly and maybe not perfectly
but that is within our capability, but the

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other thing is it tells us we should never
stop examining these things.

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I think that being a humanist, which means
that you don’t believe in God or you don’t

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believe in kind of morals or scriptures from
on high or rules written down in books telling

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you how to behave, is actually a really freeing
and much more moral way to look at things.

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No matter what I think is a good thing to
do and the right thing to do I’ll always

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doubt myself, I’ll always really think is
that really the right thing to do, and it’s

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that questioning that humanism has that I
really like.

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I think it’s fantastic that right and wrong
is something that we’re constantly testing

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and we’re constantly talking about.

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Humanism gives a really good framework for
how to live our lives because it’s based

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on the golden rule of how you should treat
other people. Treat other people well, as

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you would want to be treated and if you follow
that rule you can’t go too far wrong.

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So when you’re a Humanist deciding between
right and wrong is, is not always the easiest

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thing to do. You use shared human experience
to figure out generally what humans probably

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want using empathy, using understanding.

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Humanism is all about human-centered ethics,
so what are the consequences for humans? That

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doesn’t rule out adding other animals into
the mix but basically we’re looking at the

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consequences for humans and deciding what’s
good and what’s bad for them.

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You’re going to think about the consequences
to people and to the environment and to try

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to come up with a solution that’s best for
everybody.