Secular vs Religious Humanism

[Zeno]

Wasn't Sir Thomas More a humanist, and a Catholic? If a person can't be a humanist and believe in god, then I think you're going to have to throw away a huge lot of humanist writings and ideas.

I think we are getting caught up on the differences between humanism and secular humanism.

My (not very well read) example would be someone who believes that we shouldn't kill each other because we all share the "human condition" can also believe that God told us "Thou shall not murder."

 

[MaddLlama]

I think we are getting caught up on the differences between humanism and secular humanism.

My (not very well read) example would be someone who believes that we shouldn't kill each other because we all share the "human condition" can also believe that God told us "Thou shall not murder."

I understand the difference. Secular humanism is just a branch of humanist philosophy, and is therefore still under the "humanism" umbrella. My point was directed at the suggestion that it is impossible for one to be a humanist and a theist at the same time. That idea is simply not true, because there are many branches of humanist philosophy, secular being only one of those branches, and not the only one.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

I understand the difference. Secular humanism is just a branch of humanist philosophy, and is therefore still under the "humanism" umbrella. My point was directed at the suggestion that it is impossible for one to be a humanist and a theist at the same time. That idea is simply not true, because there are many branches of humanist philosophy, secular being only one of those branches, and not the only one.

It is more than not true. It is so demonstrably ignorant that it is difficult to account for such a position. One need only review the early Humanist Manifestos and pay some attention to the signators ...