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Ask a Secular Humanist!
March 18, 2018 at 2:20 pm
This is my 150th post so I thought it should be about me. Atheism is nothing but a lack of belief in gods. My philosophical world view is as a secular humanist.
Wiki: " Secular humanism is a philosophy or life stance that embraces human reason, ethics, social justice, and philosophical naturalism while specifically rejecting religious dogma, supernaturalism, pseudoscience, and superstition as the bases of morality and decision making."
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RE: Ask a Secular Humanist!
March 18, 2018 at 2:29 pm
Ok, but I have never found value in creating "moral lists" considering that if we went by the morals of antiquity and morals never changed we wouldn't have this website.
Powers exist in all sectors, business, religion, politics and economic views. "Isms" will never change the fact that we are all humans.
I agree with what you say, but the sum of that list amounts to empathy and awareness of others.
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RE: Ask a Secular Humanist!
March 18, 2018 at 2:32 pm
(March 18, 2018 at 2:29 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Ok, but I have never found value in creating "moral lists" considering that if we went by the morals of antiquity and morals never changed we wouldn't have this website.
Powers exist in all sectors, business, religion, politics and economic views. "Isms" will never change the fact that we are all humans.
I agree with what you say, but the sum of that list amounts to empathy and awareness of others.
I also keep it simple and try to be empathetic.
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RE: Ask a Secular Humanist!
March 18, 2018 at 2:53 pm
Do you believe almost all people are shades of grey, not fully good not fully evil, or you distinguish between a path that leads to darkness and a path that leads to light?
And you can understand "darkness" and "light" with the Atheistic viewpoint as a parable, same with shades of grey.
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RE: Ask a Secular Humanist!
March 18, 2018 at 3:00 pm
Can I be considered humanist while being a person of faith? Or is that term only for non believers?
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
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RE: Ask a Secular Humanist!
March 18, 2018 at 3:03 pm
There was a humanist group in my neighborhood for several years, but it fizzled. The guy that ran it seemed to always have trouble even defining "humanist". Do you find it difficult as well (as in, vague, maybe)? Why or why not, if you'd like to treat this.
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan
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RE: Ask a Secular Humanist!
March 18, 2018 at 3:09 pm
(March 18, 2018 at 2:53 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: Do you believe almost all people are shades of grey, not fully good not fully evil, or you distinguish between a path that leads to darkness and a path that leads to light?
And you can understand "darkness" and "light" with the Atheistic viewpoint as a parable, same with shades of grey.
I am a fan of Luke Skywalker and hate Darth Vader.
Claims of god/s have no chance against logic and reason.
Of course grey exists, and yes, not all are all good or all bad.
BUT what does exist is our species ability to have empathy and compassion.
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RE: Ask a Secular Humanist!
March 18, 2018 at 3:09 pm
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(March 18, 2018 at 3:00 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Can I be considered humanist while being a person of faith? Or is that term only for non believers? You can be a believer but apply yourself as if humans can solve their own problems. Not all humanists are atheists.
(March 18, 2018 at 2:53 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: Do you believe almost all people are shades of grey, not fully good not fully evil, or you distinguish between a path that leads to darkness and a path that leads to light?
And you can understand "darkness" and "light" with the Atheistic viewpoint as a parable, same with shades of grey.
Of course, but I do not assert shades of grey. More like a kaleidoscopic view of people.
(March 18, 2018 at 3:03 pm)c172 Wrote: There was a humanist group in my neighborhood for several years, but it fizzled. The guy that ran it seemed to always have trouble even defining "humanist". Do you find it difficult as well (as in, vague, maybe)? Why or why not, if you'd like to treat this. It can be difficult for some, but I am a simpleton. Humans solving human problems. Humans finding human ways to get along. The definition is easy, the solutions are not.
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RE: Ask a Secular Humanist!
March 18, 2018 at 3:24 pm
So humanist doesn't simply mean valueing human life?
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
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RE: Ask a Secular Humanist!
March 18, 2018 at 3:36 pm
(March 18, 2018 at 3:24 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: So humanist doesn't simply mean valueing human life? No! It is a world view that we can formulate ethics, morality, solutions to problems without gods. Valuing human life is certainly a major focus.
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