What I Believe

It’s an honour to be included in this lovely collection of humanist ideas and perspectives. One of the wonderful things about humanism is the adventure of exploring the rich variety of perspectives that we humans can create for ourselves, originating in a rational view of the world seen through the huge diversity of human experience. This book is a wonderful guide to this bounty, full of very human stories and illuminating insights. – Helen CzerskiMy humanist belief helps me make sense of the universe and my place within it, which in turn gives my life hope and meaning. To be able to share my thoughts alongside so many leading contemporary thinkers and wonderful human beings in this new book is a tremendous honour. – Jim Al-KhaliliA manifesto for progressive thinking. Vastly provocative, erudite and entertaining. I contributed and I’m proud! – Janet EllisDo you need God to lead a moral and meaningful life? What a question! Here you’ll find more than thirty reflections (and there could be many more) on what makes life worth living in this world. – Steven Pinker

Andrew Copson is the Chief Executive of Humanists UK and President of Humanists International. He is a well-known humanist voice on television and radio and has written on humanism for many publications in the UK and globally. With AC Grayling, he edited THE WILEY BLACKWELL HANDBOOK OF HUMANISM; with Alice Roberts he is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUMANISM; he is also the author of SECULARISM: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION.