Natural Humanists recognise, and celebrate, the fact that all human beings are unique. They believe that no human being is a stereotype, and should never be treated as one, so they resist ever making any assumptions about people, trying instead to really get to know people, so that they can see, and treat, every human being as the unique individual that they are.
They believe strongly in tolerance, in celebrating all differences between human beings, and believe that, without exception, every human being deserves, and is capable of, love and kindness.
They recognise that, in Europe, for over 200 years, from the 1500s onwards, as many as 9 or 10 million innocent people were wickedly persecuted in Europe, because they were ignorantly considered by Christians to be ‘witches’[i], particularly in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, but also in England, where many of them were publicly murdered (or ‘executed’), mainly from 1580 to 1650, with up to 80% of them being women, many of whom were single or widowed, and most of whom were among the poorest and most marginalised in society[ii].
Witch hunts and witch trials didn’t officially end in England until 1736, but in Saudi Arabia, as recently as December 2011, Amina Bint Abdul Halim Nassar was beheaded for ‘practicing witchcraft’[iii].
Natural Humanists acknowledge that, although most of this is now in our past, human beings still today passionately and aggressively seek to ‘out’, shame, degrade, humiliate, abuse or even kill people because of their differences, including their sexuality and gender alignment and, in every single case, Natural Humanists are passionately opposed to this and seek to promote the acceptance, inclusion, tolerance, love and celebration of every human being, and of every one of their differences.
Natural Humanists recognise that society not only unhealthily uses stereotypes to mis-define individual human beings, and to ‘excuse’ their own discrimination and prejudice towards, and abuse of, these individuals, but also, the very existence of these stereotypical beliefs plays a significant role in causing these individuals to behave in these stereotypical ways, because they gradually (and often subconsciously) learn to view themselves in the inaccurate ways that others see them.
Race, religion, gender, appearance, disability, sexuality, political, moral and religious beliefs, and so many other things, all make us different from each other, but Natural Humanists believe that human beings all have much more in common, than they have that makes them different.
They celebrate all human beings who are ‘neuro-divergent’, or have learning or physical disabilities, celebrate everything about them that makes them unique, and recognise that any community that doesn’t include people with such differences, is less diverse, and so is potentially less beautiful as a result.
They’re strongly opposed to any form of prejudice against any group or individual, whatever the reason, and, even when a polyamorous Natural Humanist doesn’t find a particular person attractive or loveable, they still seek to accept every other human being for exactly who they are, and to always treat them with kindness, understanding, respect and tolerance, without any exceptions.
They accept that all human beings are different and always try to celebrate those differences. They actively seek not to judge other people, regardless of what they think (or have thought or believed in the past), what they do (or have done in the past) and who they are.
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References
[i] Wikipedia contributors. “Witch hunt.” 25 May 2025. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 2 Jun. 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/witch_hunts
[ii] Wikipedia contributors. “Witch hunt.” 25 May 2025. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 2 Jun. 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/witch_hunts
[iii] Wikipedia contributors. “Witch hunt.” 25 May 2025. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 2 Jun. 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/witch_hunts