There is something more than our phrase «waiting for God» that keeps this from sheer
atheist humanism.
See H. De Lubac, The Drama of
Atheist Humanism, part III, «Dostoevsky as Prophet,» Sheed and Ward, London, 1949, p. 179.)
Theologian Henri de Lubac dealt with this issue at length in his masterful book, The Drama of
Atheist Humanism: «If man takes himself as a god, he can, for a time, cherish the illusion that he has raised and freed himself.
Meanwhile, your efforts at
atheist humanism seem pretty silly.
And he wrote one of the bestselling defences of
atheist humanism!
Not exact matches
there's gonna be
Atheist church buildings with hymnals on
humanism and self help sermons.
Men like Hadjadj (a Jewish Arab from a far left
atheist and anti-Catholic background) credit their own conversions to national authors like Bloy and Péguy, to the power of grand old churches, or, indeed, to the theological basis of French
humanism and universalism.
I am not sure this is the case otherwise why would there be
atheist charities and secular
humanism?
Mr. Secular
Humanism had no use for nut - case
atheists.
De Waal recently published a book called «The Bonobo and the
Atheist: In Search of
Humanism Among the Primates,» which synthesizes evidence that there are biological roots in human fairness, and explores what that means for the role of religion in human societies.
One day after Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters he gets on his knees every day and prays for rain, the Council for Secular
Humanism - a leading
atheist group - accused the Obama administration of sending the wrong message to farmers caught in one of the worst droughts in decades.
While theists can learn by listening to
atheists more,
atheists themselves can foster greater understanding by not just emphasizing the «no» of atheism — our disagreement over the existence of any gods — but also the «yes» of atheism and secular
humanism, which recognizes the amazing potential within human beings.
atheists are given a very significant role in this dialectical process in the evolution towards Panthrotheism, the belief that God give to humanity the privilige or responsibilty of charting human history.since you are not indoctrinated to specific dogma and doctrines, your open mindedness enables you percieve a deeper understanding of reality, simple logic but more profound scientific knowlege will lead you to God.religious
humanism through science is your guiding spirit.
An
atheist of the secular
humanism vein and an
atheist of the Objectivist vein are about as similar as a bicycle and an octopus.
Perhaps you are referring to actual ideologies that some
atheists may hold, like secular
humanism or animism.
When's the last time an
atheist rang your doorbell with the Good News of
Humanism?
Humanism is not ascribed to only by (capital «A»)
Atheists.
As a philosophy lecturer, he is aware of the limitations that labels can create, and freely admits that
humanism has not always been the preserve of
atheists.
The
atheist's value code can be
humanism, but it can very easily be any other human - based value code, including a judeo - christian based one.
if you're looking for an
atheist ethics system, try
Humanism.
Chris, I think that you're spot - on when you write that,»...
atheists themselves can foster greater understanding by not just emphasizing the «no» of atheism — our disagreement over the existence of any gods — but also the «yes» of atheism and secular
humanism, which recognizes the amazing potential within human beings.»
Atheists looking for a moral framework are turning to
humanism.
I'm sure you also know that something like 10 % of
atheists claim they belong to a religion (Buddhism, Secular
Humanism, Church of Atheism)
In this respect the new atheism is very much like the old secular
humanism that was rebuked by the hard - core
atheists for its mousiness in facing up to what the absence of God should really mean.
@richunix — True, atheism is not a religion, but
humanism is, and mots
atheists are humanists.
But people shouldn't be so quick to draw a bright line between chimps and kids, says Frans de Waal, a primate behavior expert at Emory University in Atlanta and author of the book The Bonobo and the
Atheist: In Search of
Humanism Among the Primates.