====== The Ten Commendments of Evolutionary Humanism ======
In his 2006 Book "Manifest des evolutionären Humanismus: Plädoyer für eine zeitgemäße Leitkultur" Michael Schmidt-Salomon conceptualized these "Ten Commendments". Michael gave us the permission to translate und publish those at freigeisterchen. 
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  - Don't serve foreign or local "Gods" but the great ethic ideal to minimize suffering in the world.
  - be fair to your next and your farthest
  - Do not fear authorities, have the courage to use your mind
  - Do not lie, cheat, steal, kill - unless there is no other way to achieve and defend humanity
  - Do not moralize. Help to remove the disastrous circumstances in which nowadays humans suffer - you will be amazed to find out how friendly, creative and likeable the alleged "wild animal" homo sapiens can be.
  - Do not immunize yourself against criticism! Honest critique is a gift which you should not reject.
  - Don't feel too confident! But also question your doubts! Even if all we know is limited and temporary you should stand up for you convictions. Be amenable to better arguments - only by this will you be able to avoid dogmatism and arbitrariness.
  - Overcome your disposition to have a blind spot for things which were always there. Before making a decision take every point of view into consideration.
  - Enjoy your life, most likely you only have one!
  - Put your life in the service of a greater good, be part of the tradition making the world a better, worth living place. This attitude is not only ethically sensible but also the best way to lead a meaningful life.

<cite>Michael Schmidt-Salomon - Translation: Hilmar Kolbe</cite>
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With kind permission of Michael Schmidt-Salomon. s.a.: [[die_zehn_angebote_des_evolutionaeren_humanismus|German Version]]

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