Sentences with phrase «humanists think»

How ironic that the year's top humanist thinks there are too many humans... and that we have to deny reproductive choice to address that matter.

However as a humanist I think that the GCSE RS course does not include my views and the views of many other atheists and humanists wanting to study religion and we feel excluded by the lack of education about our beliefs.

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Yes, I think I should check into a Humanist Society.

I don't care what all the secular humanists and their ilk think, there IS an agenda to discredit Christianity in America and the rest of the Western world.

Their thinking would be far closer to secular humanists than Christians.

I've always thought it funny that religious people use the term «humanist» as a label for reality - based philosophies.

When a man becomes a committed Christian he sooner or later sees the falsity, the illusions, and the limitations of the humanist geocentric way of thinking.

On the other side, humanists develop hermeneutical methods for the interpretation of documents with no regard for scientific thought.

«I just think the whole war on Christmas story is bizarre» said Greg Epstein, the Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University, who has emerged as another spokesman for the burgeoning atheist movement.

«I think that any atheist or humanist that is participating in that story needs to find better things to do with their time.»

«One of the things that the humanists need to articulate is what success looks like for the campaign - if it's converts, I wouldn't think that is a realistic measure,» said Stewart - Allen, the director of International Marketing Partners.

The average Western intellectual appears to think of himself not merely as a humanist, which we all are, but as a humanist and no more.

The Rebirth of Democracy 300 years ago is thanks to Humanist Enlightenment principles and the rebirth of Ancient Greece's influence on thinking.

So, Jordan, you think David has been tricked by humanist delusions and has lost his humility to see God's truth?

And I think that's why this campaign could have teeth, if in addition to pointing out the despi - cable parts of the various holy books, it pointed out the parts that humanists also consider worthy.

I personally think that general human progress is the greatest of humanist delusions.

I think spiritual or religious have no real differentiation when it comes to comparing to secular humanist way of living.

Secondly, Norman Cousins has recently proposed that some foundation establish a Commission on the World's Future made up of eminent scientists and humanists with moral vision who would devote themselves to thinking about the problem of survival and fulfillment in the future.

According to Summit, a person who thinks evolution is a legitimate scientific theory, supports regulation of the free market, identifies with left - wing politics, and «seeks to empower the powerless, that is, women, minorities and homosexuals» is a postmodern secular humanist with some Marxist tendencies.

Hitler promoted the welfare of a subgroup and thought many humans not worthy, so I would not call him a humanist.

@Sara I thought I was fairly clear in explaining that they are not Humanists becuase they are not concerned with human worth.

Humanist: A system of thought that rejects religious beliefs and centers on humans and their values, capacities, and worth.

I think you mean atheists, not humanists?

If we all thought like humanists we would be shut out from the fundamental truths of being that consciousness is determinative, that all is Mind and its infinite manifestation.

But I know some humanists — and this just makes me laugh — who were so humanistic they thought it was a ghastly idea that we were not the only rational animals in the universe.

It is often thought that change would open the door to control by crude and godless people, perhaps by «secular humanists,» perhaps by individuals influenced by some revolution abroad.

I can't prove God's existence just as much as scientist can't prove the big bang... there is evidence of both but to reach a conclusion takes faith... one side leaves hope and the other does not... maybe I'm agnostic too because I don't claim to know everything about why I'm here, I have to have faith... Honestly, I'm sick of the extremes on both sides... the conservative judgmental Christian, who never thought through things as to why the believe what they do (ie Dinosaurs, cavemen, evolution, etc.) and the intellectually arrogant atheist and humanists.

I'd LOVE to know what the true numbers really look like... I think it would shock a lot of people... and maybe get a little more respect for secular humanists...

42.2 % no religious affiliation, including agnostic, atheist, Humanist, Darwinism, and «no religion» 19.0 % Catholic 17.4 % Protestant 6.9 % Buddhist 4.4 % other Christian, not identified elsewhere 2.8 % Sikh 1.8 % Jewish 1.7 % Muslim 1.7 % Christian Orthodox 1.4 % Hindu 0.5 % other religions, including Aboriginal spirituality, Pagan, Wicca, Unity, New Thought, Pantheist, Scientology, Rastafarian, New Age, Gnostic, Satanist 0.3 % Bahá «í, Eckankar, Jains, Shinto, Taoist, Zoroastrian and Eastern religions not identified elsewhere

A few leading humanists wished a deeper religious life but had no thought of breaking with the Roman Catholic Church.

The person who wrote this article is obviously a «secular humanist» sent by Satan to somehow confuse American Christians into thinking it's okay to enjoy sex, or anything else for that matter.

I think I've become more aware of relationships in general of any age and I became even more of a humanist than I was before.

The British Humanist Association has criticised research by the think - tank Theos as «an insult to the British public».

Read The Sunday Times article: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/education-secretary-damian-hinds-i-will-make-arts-degrees-cheaper-3fxmng2hz Read Humanists UK's briefings on the 50 % cap: Religious lobbying on the 50 % cap - https://humanism.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016-11-17-BHA-briefing-Religious-lobbying-on-50-per-cent-cap.pdf 50 % cap on religious selection in free schools - https://humanism.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/FINAL-Briefing-on-50-religious-selection-cap.pdf At Humanists UK, we advance free thinking and promote humanism to create a tolerant society where rational thinking and kindness prevail.

Humanists do not look to any god for rules but think carefully for themselves about what might be the best way to live.

One of these was a Florentine humanist for whom the Roman republic's class - driven political strife was central to its success while the other, a soldier married into the pre-Independence colonial elite, could not think of «the rapid succession of revolutions» in such «petty» republics without «horror and disgust», and so was glad that the «science of politics» had received the «great improvement» which enabled it to go beyond the tools available in antiquity [1].

«There is a serious defect in the amendment that has been presented to this House, because it would have the consequence - which I think is quite obvious when you look at it - that because of the discriminatory nature of the favour it gives to humanists, as opposed to other secular organisations, that it would have the consequence of making it incompatible with the [European] Convention [on Human] rights,» he said.

«Given his distinguished service in the All - Party Parliamentary Humanist Group, his tireless work on behalf of those with disabilities, and his heroic support of Syrian child refugees, I can think of no better recipient of this prize in 2016 than Lord Dubs,» said Andrew Copson, BHA Chief Executive.

At Humanists UK, we advance free thinking and promote humanism to create a tolerant society where rational thinking and kindness prevail.

Supporters of the campaign include the British Humanist Association, Professor Ted Cantle and the iCoCo Foundation, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, British Muslims for Secular Democracy, the Campaign for State Education, the Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education, the Christian think tank Ekklesia, the Hindu Academy, the Green Party, the Liberal Democrat Education Association, Liberal Youth, the Local Schools Network, Richmond Inclusive Schools Campaign, the Runnymede Trust, the Socialist Educational Association, and the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches.

See J. Pocock, «Cambridge Paradigms and Scotch Philosophers: a Study of the Relations between the Civic Humanist and the Jurisprudential Interpretation of Eighteenth - Century Social Thought», in Hont I. & Ignatieff M. (eds.)

John Stuart Mill is a prominent figure in the humanist tradition and his essay, On Liberty, is pivotal in thinking about the political values that underpin the humanist vision of an open society.

Posters are going up in buses across Manchester, Liverpool, and Birmingham today as part of «Thought for the Commute», a new month - long campaign by the British Humanist Association (BHA).

Read more about Humanists UK's campaigns work on assisted dying: http://humanism.org.uk/campaigns/public-ethical-issues/assisted-dying/ At Humanists UK, we advance free thinking and promote humanism to create a tolerant society where rational thinking and kindness prevail.

Posters are going up at a hundred London Underground stations today as part of «Thought for the Commute», a new two - week campaign by the British Humanist Association (BHA).

Lord Birt, former Director - General of the BBC, spoke from his personal experiences with Thought for the Day at the BBC, saying, «The BBC must one day soon loosen the stranglehold of the established religious organisations and more fully embrace the humanist movement.»

The debate, called by Lord Harrison, and in which a number of peers declared their interest as «Happy Humanists», took place on the eve of the BBC Trust's deliberations on whether to allow non-religious contributors to the Today programme's Thought for the Day.

Supporters of the campaign include the Accord Coalition, the British Humanist Association, Professor Ted Cantle and the iCoCo Foundation, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, British Muslims for Secular Democracy, the Campaign for State Education, the Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education, the Christian think tank Ekklesia, the Hindu Academy, the Green Party, the Liberal Democrat Education Association, Liberal Youth, the Local Schools Network, Richmond Inclusive Schools Campaign, the Runnymede Trust, the Socialist Educational Association, and the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches.

Together with the British Humanist Association (BHA) and the Religious Education Council of England and Wales (REC), they have urged the Government to think again.

Humanists have long been excluded from Thought for the Day, the daily scripted slot on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 that offers «reflections from a faith perspective on issues and people in the news», yet humanists and the non-religious have played an important role in shaping our laws, championing human rights and a fairer society for Humanists have long been excluded from Thought for the Day, the daily scripted slot on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 that offers «reflections from a faith perspective on issues and people in the news», yet humanists and the non-religious have played an important role in shaping our laws, championing human rights and a fairer society for humanists and the non-religious have played an important role in shaping our laws, championing human rights and a fairer society for everyone.