RE: Humanism
August 25, 2015 at 8:31 pm
(This post was last modified: August 25, 2015 at 8:35 pm by Alex K.)
I usually share a mild discomfort with humanism. But from what is quoted here, Gray's reasoning seems questionable. Replacing Christian religious belief by a hope that progress is possible is not switching faith for faith of the same kind. He would be shouted down if he came here with that claim. The same goes for Evolution. He seems to claim that "Darwin" has shown us that we are the same as animals, and therefore hoping for progress is a delusional belief. This sounds just wrong, especially since history shows that progress towards a more humane society is actually possible. I don't think the theory of Evolution by natural selection provides such a conclusion, and it also is not representative of what Darwin himself thought, so I wonder where Gray pulled this notion out of, though I have an idea...
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
