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 | | Free of supernaturalism, it recognizes human beings as a part of nature and holds that values - be they religious, ethical, social, or political - have their source in human experience and culture. |
 | | Humanism serves, for many humanists, some of the psychological and social functions of a religion, but without belief in deities, transcendental entities, miracles, life after death, and the supernatural. |
 | | Historically, however, Humanism has its roots in the ancient world where the combination of all four of these characteristics were rarely displayed in a single individual, since they are the culmination of human development and achievement over time. |
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