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'''Secular humanism''' is [[humanism]] that is [[Atheism|atheistic]] in nature. It is a philosophy which holds that human beings are the most important figures, and that social problems are best solved without the involvement of religious doctrine. People who are secular humanists purport to focus on ways to better themselves and human beings as a whole.  The American Humanist Association's motto on the main page of their website is "good without a God".<ref>[http://americanhumanist.org/ American Humanist Association website]</ref> Secular humanists, like atheists as a whole, are often viewed as self-centered (see: [[Atheism and charity|Atheism and uncharitableness]] and [[Atheism and hedonism]] and [[Atheist population and immorality]] and [[Views on Atheists|Views on atheists]]).  
 
'''Secular humanism''' is [[humanism]] that is [[Atheism|atheistic]] in nature. It is a philosophy which holds that human beings are the most important figures, and that social problems are best solved without the involvement of religious doctrine. People who are secular humanists purport to focus on ways to better themselves and human beings as a whole.  The American Humanist Association's motto on the main page of their website is "good without a God".<ref>[http://americanhumanist.org/ American Humanist Association website]</ref> Secular humanists, like atheists as a whole, are often viewed as self-centered (see: [[Atheism and charity|Atheism and uncharitableness]] and [[Atheism and hedonism]] and [[Atheist population and immorality]] and [[Views on Atheists|Views on atheists]]).  
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One of the goals of secular humanism was to make atheism more humane, but the atheist population, including its secular humanist faction which has engaged in bitter infighting for years, has fallen significantly short of this standard of behavior (see: [[Atheism, social justice and hypocrisy]]).<ref name="youtube.com">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22xTou2WgcPaul Kurtz and Ron Lindsay Argument Audio Part Two]</ref>  
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One of the goals of secular humanism was to make atheism more humane, but the atheist population, including its secular humanist faction which has engaged in bitter infighting for years, has fallen significantly short of this standard of behavior (see: [[Atheism and social justice]]).<ref name="youtube.com">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22xTou2WgcPaul Kurtz and Ron Lindsay Argument Audio Part Two]</ref>  
    
== Infighting within the secular humanism faction of atheism ==
 
== Infighting within the secular humanism faction of atheism ==
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