Today marks the 216th birthday of #CharlesDarwin. For us, it's a day to reflect on Darwin's underpinning values – his humanism – and to recognise what was once considered radicalism has become common sense to most people today. #DarwinDay
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Darwin's theory of evolution was profound, controversial, and even 'blasphemous'. The impact of evolutionary ideas on the populace at large, Darwin’s relevance to humanist heritage cannot be underestimated. #DarwinDay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yawm48TUSzA&t
It challenged religious doctrine and, with its rational assertion that all human beings have common ancestors, represented an entirely new perspective to see humanity, morality, and our place within the natural world. #DarwinDay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXfGzknBpqo&t
Today, we call this perspective – grounded in evidence, rational thinking, and a focus on our common humanity – 'humanist'. So many people are humanist without knowing the term. You can find out if you're a humanist today by taking our quiz. #DarwinDay https://humanists.uk/humanism/how-humanist-are-you/
We see the grandeur in viewing life this way – with 'endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful' having evolved, and with the idea that human beings are free to shape their own fate in the one life they know they have. #DarwinDay
#DarwinDay simply reminds us that it's taken millions of years to be here. And that for as long as there have been human beings, not only have we looked for an explanation for the origins of life, but we've also looked for a way to live a good, fulfilling life, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3wraQXSSjE
In recognising this, it's clear to humanists that our search for moral guidance need not extend beyond our own collective wisdom – because human compassion, morality, and cooperation have, and always will be, evolved. #DarwinDay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INC9AO9rPfQ
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