Most humans feel the transcendent temptation, the emotional drive to festoon the universe with large-scale meaning.
Paul KurtzNo one is infallible, and no one can claim a monopoly on truth or virtue. It would be contradictory for skepticism to seek to translate itself into a new faith.
Paul KurtzHumanists hold that ethical values are relative to human experience and need not be derived from theological or metaphysical foundations.
Paul KurtzHuman 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.
Paul Kurtz