Overemphasis on the sex aspect of morality has led to a neglect of its other aspects and a narrowing of its range.

The act of willing this or that, of choosing among various courses of conduct, is central in the realm of ethics.

For the Humanist, . . . head and heart . . . must function together. . . . The constitution of the Phillips Exeter Academy reads: 'Though goodness without knowledge . . . is weak and feeble, yet knowledge without goodness is dangerous. . . . Both united form the noblest character and lay the surest foundation of usefulness to mankind.'

Humanism believes that the individual attains the good life by harmoniously combining personal satisfactions and continuous self-development with significant work and other activities that contribute to the welfare of the community.

Supernatural entities simply do not exist. This nonreality of the supernatural means, on the human level, that men do not possess supernatural and immortal souls; and, on the level of the universe as a whole, that our cosmos does not possess a supernatural and eternal God.

The dynamic, creative present, however conditioned and restricted by the effects of prior presents, possesses genuine initiative.

The intuition of free will gives us the truth.