Epstein on Secular Humanism

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Greg M. Epstein, Humanist Chaplain of Harvard University, on the need for less anti-theism and more humanism:

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While atheism is the lack of belief in any god, anti-theism means actively seeking out the worst aspects of faith in god and portraying them as representative of all religion. Anti-theism seeks to shame and embarrass people away from religion, browbeating them about the stupidity of belief in a bellicose god.

Anti-theists are often brilliant scientific thinkers. The ones I know tend to be passionately ethical in their personal lives. And as in the case of Hitchens, they can be ferociously eloquent. So why hasn’t anti-theism ever gained any real political or social power?

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  1. That essay by Epstein was pretty good. Thanks Namit.

    So along with “atheists”, “apologists”, “religionists”, “humanists” etc., we have one more term – “anti-theists” to throw around during debates. The (intellectual) fun never stops, eh – like a never-ending game of chess. 🙂
    I wonder what new term will come up from the atheists (or should it be anti-theists?) to counter this. Ah, homo sapiens and our silliness.

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