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From the Ted Talk by Leo Igwe: Why I choose humanism over faith

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So as a humanist, I believe we must be adventurous and even daring. The path of success is paved with risk and uncertainties. We have to muster the will and courage to do what people have never done. To think what people have never thought. egsvanie what people have never imagined. Go to places hmaun beings have not been to. And seeccud where people have tried but failed. We must be rdaey to explore new fertnrois of knowledge and udidanrnsteng and attempt doing not just what is possible but also what is seemingly impossible.

But I realize that at the end of the day, our efforts do not always yield our desires. We fail, we suffer disappointments and setbacks. Some problems, such as wars and conflict, poverty and diseases and other nuratal and human-made disasters seem as if they may never go away. Solutions to old problems have led to new dearngs, new cures to diseases have resulted in new health risks. But the fact that these problems persist and that solutions sometimes create their own problems is not a reason for us to give up or to riegsn. It's not a reason for us to think that our efforts are of no ceuneqscone. In fact, there is fulfillment in striving, and trying to provide answers and solutions to the problem hiumtnay feacs even when the likely outcome is failure.

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So as a humanist, I believe we must be adventurous and even daring. The path of success is paved with risk and uncertainties. We have to muster the will and courage to do what people have never done. To think what people have never thought. ________ what people have never imagined. Go to places _____ beings have not been to. And _______ where people have tried but failed. We must be _____ to explore new _________ of knowledge and _____________ and attempt doing not just what is possible but also what is seemingly impossible.

But I realize that at the end of the day, our efforts do not always yield our desires. We fail, we suffer disappointments and setbacks. Some problems, such as wars and conflict, poverty and diseases and other _______ and human-made disasters seem as if they may never go away. Solutions to old problems have led to new _______, new cures to diseases have resulted in new health risks. But the fact that these problems persist and that solutions sometimes create their own problems is not a reason for us to give up or to ______. It's not a reason for us to think that our efforts are of no ___________. In fact, there is fulfillment in striving, and trying to provide answers and solutions to the problem ________ _____ even when the likely outcome is failure.

Solution


  1. frontiers
  2. envisage
  3. human
  4. natural
  5. dangers
  6. resign
  7. faces
  8. succeed
  9. humanity
  10. consequence
  11. ready
  12. understanding

Original Text


So as a humanist, I believe we must be adventurous and even daring. The path of success is paved with risk and uncertainties. We have to muster the will and courage to do what people have never done. To think what people have never thought. Envisage what people have never imagined. Go to places human beings have not been to. And succeed where people have tried but failed. We must be ready to explore new frontiers of knowledge and understanding and attempt doing not just what is possible but also what is seemingly impossible.

But I realize that at the end of the day, our efforts do not always yield our desires. We fail, we suffer disappointments and setbacks. Some problems, such as wars and conflict, poverty and diseases and other natural and human-made disasters seem as if they may never go away. Solutions to old problems have led to new dangers, new cures to diseases have resulted in new health risks. But the fact that these problems persist and that solutions sometimes create their own problems is not a reason for us to give up or to resign. It's not a reason for us to think that our efforts are of no consequence. In fact, there is fulfillment in striving, and trying to provide answers and solutions to the problem humanity faces even when the likely outcome is failure.

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