RE: Secular Humanism and Humanity: What are they?
March 22, 2015 at 6:45 am
(This post was last modified: March 22, 2015 at 6:49 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(March 21, 2015 at 2:43 pm)rasetsu Wrote: The only one I can think of off the top of my head is that ecological conservation should be a priority for every humanist.As secular humanism is a stance on ethics/morality, -which places a high value on this life..... it would be difficult to reach any other conclusion.
There have to be ethical/moral actors in the world for it to mean anything, and for there to be moral actors - they need an environment to exist -in-, eh? If humans are capable of being ethical/moral actors (specifically in the case of sec humanism -without an edict from the divine) then there's simply no way to avoid that conclusion unless our actions in and effect upon our environment are non-consequential or unambiguosly beneficial in each and every case. What do you think? Are there ethical and moral assessments to make when considering this subject? If you had to make a short list, would you place those considerations above or below the correct PO box for the divine?
Perhaps, is the reltive merit of a given conservation proposal..that you feel can be arbitrary or lacking justification (and in many cases I would agree)? I'm prioritizing ecological conservation when I decide not to edge my driveway with used motor oil....that's all that has to mean, after all.
(and let me just say...that's a hell of a concession....because that shit works like a charm! - for specifity, I;m prioritizing it over my own convenience but also efficacy...and if you knew me well, you'd know that takes a damned strong argument, I'm not going to take any "just because"-s.)
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