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Old 01-13-2005, 09:12 AM   #1 (permalink)
Dan
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Spiritual Humanism.

I've heard the term before, but never really did any reading or research.
Found this today...

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A religion based on the ability of human beings to solve the problems of society using logic and science.

Most people need a religion to help guide them through life's challenges and difficult moral decisions. Recognizing how the power of religious rituals, methods, and communication can impact human behavior, Spiritual Humanism fuses traditional religious behaviors onto the foundation of scientific humanist inquiry.

While it is impossible to remove age old traditions from human culture, we can redirect them by redefining their underlying significance and meanings. Spiritual Humanism is natural, not supernatural. By using a method of scientific inquiry we can define the inspirational, singular spark inherent in all living creatures.
I find it interesting that it's defined as a religion of sorts.
I like what I'm reading so far, because it appeals to my imperfect need to see proof and understand just how tenets apply to the world, as I experience it, in the present.
By using a method of scientific inquiry we can define the inspirational, singular spark inherent in all living creatures.
That's probaby a statement that many will disagree with.
For me, and me only, it means defining, at last, that which may be undefinable with my limited grasp of other religions.
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