The new age of philosophy

[myata]

You don't think and you exist?!

[Michael Hardner]

Philosophy stands to rise up in the public consciousness, except that we need more thought leaders with the common touch.

Certainly, with new media, there's both the opportunity to connect one-on-one and for new ideas to rise up, that are relevant to the average person.  There's also finally a possibility that centrally programmed messages might be batted down in the air, and stop us from being distracted from tough problems.

There is an element of religiosity in all of this, in my estimation.  People for decades and centuries were willing to sit in a pew and listen to sermons, and now instead we have masses who demand material things.  In my view, we are going to move back towards a spiritual commonality, of some kind of secular sort.

Futurism, you're welcome.

[blackbird]

On 3/6/2024 at 4:57 AM, Michael Hardner said:

In my view, we are going to move back towards a spiritual commonality, of some kind of secular sort.

Futurism, you're welcome.

Yes, you welcome moving away from our heritage of Judeo-Christian civilization and embrace secular humanism, which is a form of religion, that denies the Biblical God and favours the pagan god of humanism.  Humanism is defined:

-an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.

The fallacy of humanism is, as you see in the definition, that it stresses a false dogma which rejects God's revelation to man which tells us mankind is sinful and corrupt.  The evidence of history proves that mankind is sinful and corrupt from start to finish.  By ignoring that fact and the need for God's revelation and the one and only Savior, mankind is condemning itself to anarchy and disaster and a lost eternity.

[Michael Hardner]

7 minutes ago, blackbird said:

1. Yes, you welcome moving away from our heritage of Judeo-Christian civilization and embrace secular humanism, which is a form of religion, that denies the Biblical God and favours the pagan god of humanism.   

2. The fallacy of humanism is, as you see in the definition, that it stresses a false dogma which rejects God's revelation to man which tells us mankind is sinful and corrupt.  

1. At no time did I say that I welcomed this.

2. The fallacy of humanism is that it's not religion?  That's embedded in the definition of humanism.  You speak in such strange ways, borrowing from the language of academic theory and philosophy to pinch the word "fallacy", then just say that something is sinful.

Why would you pretend to be academically minded if you think such pursuits are sinful?

Edited March 10 by Michael Hardner

[blackbird]

3 hours ago, Michael Hardner said:

1. At no time did I say that I welcomed this.

2. The fallacy of humanism is that it's not religion?  That's embedded in the definition of humanism.  You speak in such strange ways, borrowing from the language of academic theory and philosophy to pinch the word "fallacy", then just say that something is sinful.

Why would you pretend to be academically minded if you think such pursuits are sinful?

I thought you meant you were approving it.  I could be wrong;  I apologize.

I am not sure what you mean in your last sentence.  I am not pretending anything.  I think humanism is sinful.  Do you?

Edited March 11 by blackbird

[Michael Hardner]

1 hour ago, blackbird said:

 I think humanism is sinful.  Do you?

I'm secular, so I don't think sinful means the same thing to us.  I had a sinful piece of cake with my dinner recently.