Humanist Morality

April 1995

"We need to speak out and educate others that a non-theistic morality is not only possible, but inevitable.", that was the thrust of AHA President Michael Werner's presentation to the Third Annual Ed Wilson Memorial Lecture March 2nd at the Unitarian Church in Salt Lake City. His address, "Humanist Morality in a Post Modern World" emphasized the need to develop a positive image of humanism by living a moral and ethical life. He said morals and ethics should be at the heart of our response to those who do not understand us. "Humanist ethics," said Werner, "is based on reason, compassion, responsibility and a belief in the worth and dignity of each human being." He challenged Utah Humanists to promote humanism by working together to enhance community goodness and to acknowledge that humanist morality "has been time tested in the court of human lives."