For Humanists the creation of the Abrahamic Big
Story is an example of how human imagination can go astray.
It is a Big Story which is a case study in how not to
go about building the Earth. For them, there is a positive movement
occurring within Evolution which indicates that humans can make and
have made progress.
Most Secular Humanists would attribute humanity’s lack of
progress towards truth to the obstruction of Abrahamic
authorities and their inhuman moral code.
At their best, Secular Humanists
strive to live a life based upon harmonious relations among all
peoples, the pursuit of the Common Good, and according
to an ethic which creates a beautiful and pleasurable world. To
wit,
