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> [ Though we \[Humanists\] take a strict position on what constitutes knowledge, we are not critical of the source of ideas. Often intuitive feelings, hunches, speculation, and flashes of inspiration prove to be excellent sources of novel approaches, new ways of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-edwords/though-we-humanists-take-a-strict-position-on-what-constitutes/)

Fred Edwords

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## More by Fred Edwords

> [The only difference between a Religious Humanist and a Secular Humanist is what they do on Sunday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-edwords/the-only-difference-between-a-religious-humanist-and-a-secular/)

Fred Edwords

> [Much of human progress has been in defiance of religion or of the apparent natural order. The defiance of religious and secular authority has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-edwords/much-of-human-progress-has-been-in-defiance-of-religion-or-of-the/)

Fred Edwords

> [ Though we \[Humanists\] take a strict position on what constitutes knowledge, we are not critical of the source of ideas. Often intuitive feelings, hunches,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-edwords/though-we-humanists-take-a-strict-position-on-what-constitutes/)

Fred Edwords

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