RE: Atheist vs Secular Humanist
April 14, 2014 at 11:23 am
(This post was last modified: April 14, 2014 at 11:26 am by Chas.)
(April 11, 2014 at 1:37 pm)NoraBrimstone Wrote:(April 10, 2014 at 12:25 pm)Chas Wrote: Oh, for fuck's sake.
One does not have to be an atheist to be a secular humanist or vice versa.
These aren't even on the same spectrum.
How does a theist manage the whole "Good without god" thing if they think they have god?
Silly question. When did "Good without god" become an official statement of secular humanism?
(April 10, 2014 at 1:02 pm)Fromper Wrote:(April 10, 2014 at 12:25 pm)Chas Wrote: Oh, for fuck's sake.Well then, would you mind explaining it to me? Because that was the point of my starting this thread. I'm trying to figure out what the term "secular humanist" means, because I just don't get it.
One does not have to be an atheist to be a secular humanist or vice versa.
These aren't even on the same spectrum.
Secular: without regard to religions
Humanism: Ethical and moral stance that values human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence (rationalism, empiricism) over established doctrine or faith (fideism).
Atheism: Lack of belief in any gods.
Is that clear?
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
