TEN
COMMANDMENTS FOR A GLOBAL HUMANISM
(Dr. Rodrigue TREMBLAY)
1- Proclaim the natural dignity and inherent worth of all human beings.
2- Respect the life and property of others.
3- Practice tolerance and open-mindedness towards the choices and life
styles of others.
4- Share with those who are less fortunate and mutually assist those who
are in need of help.
5- Use neither lies, nor spiritual doctrine, nor temporal power to
dominate and exploit others.
6- Rely on reason, logic and science to understand the Universe and to
solve life's problems.
7- Conserve and improve the Earth's natural environment—land, soil,
water, air and space—as humankind's common heritage.
8- Resolve differences and conflicts cooperatively without resorting to
violence or to wars.
9- Organize public affairs according to individual freedom and
responsibility, through democracy.
10- Develop one's intelligence and talents through education and effort.
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The Code for Global Ethics: Ten Humanist
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Prometheus Books, (ISBN: 978-1-61614-172-1), 2010.
