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From: ljdickey@watmath.UUCP (Lee Dickey)
Newsgroups: net.flame,net.religion
Subject: Re: objections to humanism
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Date: Sat, 21-Apr-84 16:19:27 EST
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Posted: Sat Apr 21 16:19:27 1984
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> > >What is wrong with humanism??
> 
> > Men set the standards in humanistic philosophy.
> 
> i take this to be "men" as opposed to "gods".
> 
> i think this is one of the reasons religion is popular; it lets one set
> standards for others while passing responsibility to a "higher power".
> this is, of course, not exclusive to religion.  it is done in business,
> bureauocracy and politics too.

Fantastic.  You have hit on it!  That is exactly the right answer.


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