I One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with
reason.

II The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and
institutions.

III One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.

IV The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly
encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one's own.

V Beliefs should conform to one's best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never
to distort scientific facts to fit one's beliefs.

VI People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one's best to rectify it and resolve any harm
that might have been caused.

VII Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of
compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.