Sapiens - Ch. 12 (223-236)

Belief that the superhuman order governing the world is the product of natural laws rather than divine wills and whims.

• Communism

• Buddhism

• Natural-Law Religions

• Liberal Humanism

The most important of ancient natural law religions, which remains one of the major faiths today.

• Communism

• Buddhism

• Natural-Law Religions

• Liberal Humanism

Human and non-human enlightened beings with the capacity to achieve full liberation from suffering but who forego their liberation out of compassion, to help those still trapped in the cycle of misery.

• Communism

• Humanist Religions

• Buddhas and Bodhisattvas

• Liberal Humanism

When the flames of craving are completely extinguished, the craving is replaced by a state of perfect contentment and serenity.

• Communism

• Humanist Religions

• Buddhas and Bodhisattvas

• Nirvana

Belief in a superhuman order of natural and immutable laws, discovered by Karl Marx, that should guide human actions.

• Communism

• Humanist Religions

• Buddhas and Bodhisattvas

• Nirvana

Worship Homo sapiens.

• Evolutionary Humanism

• Humanist Religions

• Liberal Humanism

• Social Humanist

• Atheism

Believe that “humanity” is a quality of individual humans, and that the liberty of individuals is therefore sacrosanct.

• Evolutionary Humanism

• Humanist Religions

• Liberal Humanism

• Social Humanist

• Atheism

Belief that “humanity” is collective rather than individualistic.

• Evolutionary Humanism

• Humanist Religions

• Liberal Humanism

• Social Humanist

• Atheism

Belief that humankind is not something universal and eternal, but rather a mutable species that can evolve into a superhuman or degenerate into a subhuman.

• Evolutionary Humanism

• Humanist Religions

• Liberal Humanism

• Social Humanist

• Atheism