Study is one of the great sources of happiness, if not the greatest, because it allows us the full expression of our rational nature. In appreciating philosophical or scientific truths and incorporating them in our own knowledge, we are reaching the peak of what it is to be human. Happiness is not pleasure, but a by-product of a meaningful life.[Aristotle] Continue reading
انسان کی دیگر مخلوقات سے برتری عقل کے استعمال کی بدولت ہے، اوراس وجہ سے ہے کہ انسان کو اس کے خالق نے ذہانت کا مالک بنایا ہے۔ کتاب اللہ میں بکثرت مقامات پر اس پر بڑا زوردیا گیا ہے۔ رب تعالیٰ نے الکتاب سے استفادہ کے لئے جن دو شرطوں کو مقدم کیا ہے، … Continue reading
The difference between human and animals is the ‘intellect’, the ability to learn and reason; the capacity for knowledge and understanding. intellect enables man to think rationally and discern right from wrong, truth from falsehood. انسان کی دیگر مخلوقات سے برتری عقل کے استعمال کی بدولت ہے، اوراس وجہ سے ہے کہ انسان کو اس کے … Continue reading
Atheism, denying existence of God is contrasted with theism, which in its most general form is the belief that at least one deity exists. Humanism is the new name which is more humane. With the spread of freethought, skeptical inquiry, and subsequent increase in criticism of religion, application of the term narrowed in scope. Arguments … Continue reading
The Religious Humanistic movement was founded after Dr. Curtis W. Reese, a Unitarian pastor, gave sermons in Des Moines (1917) and Harvard Divinity School (1920). In 1925 the Reverend John H. Dietrieh pointed out that Unitarianism was the natural environment for the development of Religious Humanism. “Unitarianism offered opportunity for the enunciation of Humanism by … Continue reading