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I have a confession to make. I’m a maximalist about the meaning available to those with a secular worldview. But what does this mean? Firstly, I’m a maximalist as a secular humanist because I believe that virtually every ounce of meaning that humans have ever experienced remains available

“Why is an Atheist appealing to Morality when all is permissible?” - Bowrudder, YouTube Video(1) Since for the Atheist, morality is a human concept from human beings (not from a God or gods), the real question for us is (and has always been historically): What do humans consider permissible?

Unpopular Opinion: Human’s as God’s image bearers (Gen. 1:26-27) only works as a basis for the “inherent worth and dignity of every individual” in a modern sense if we remove it completely from its original context. I mean, have you seen how God has his people treat

Where do modern moral sensibilities come from? It seems to me that becoming a more moral human being has always been a process. And likewise, becoming a moral human being in the modern sense, is both an individualized moral development process and one occurring within a broader shared cultural and

For example, consider naturalism, the denial that God and any other nonnatural entities exist. Given the fact that it assumes an evolutionary account for humans, one where we are merely the product of random mutations with no ultimate purpose or meaning, how can it account for the fact that humans

The only higher purpose for humanity is that which we lift up above ourselves. And lift up such purposes we do! We lift them up through our shared ideas and ideals. We lift them up through art, storytelling, music, religion, philosophy and sport; through great teachings and speeches; through politics,

We're more than carbon and chemicals. We are the image of the invisible. - Thrice, Image of the Invisible (song) These lyrics by Dustin Kensrue, frontman of the band Thrice and self-professed Christian, are interesting to consider in a Christian vs. Secular Humanism context. For many Christians when

TLDR: The main ideas in this article are highlighted in bold. If I had one or two sentences to explain my deconversion from Christianity to Secular Humanism, I would say: I unexpectedly stopped fearing what it would mean for me to lose my faith. This, in turn, dramatically changed my