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Quote by: MerlinsByte Debating is a good thing, for example in my rounds with pooey something has occurred to me. Most people defends secluar humanism as a good thing. I think its a benevolent thing neither good or bad. However in religion we have many great teachers that practiced love and the redemption of mankind. Also most were advocates for the needy. How many secular humanists (I referring to atheists) have promoted or dedicated their life to helping mankind? I am curious and have not researched this topic at all. Does anyone know of any great humanist atheist teachers? |
One should stipulate that here has been considerable predjudice against anyone with the courage to acknowledge that he or she is an atheist. In some periods in history, it could be illegal. (I have no doubt some evangelicals will contest this. Of course they also claim that as part of the overwhelming religious majority, that they are the ones being persecuted. Bizarre.)
The easiest example of an influential secular humanist is Thomas Jefferson. He was as close to an atheist as one could be in the time in which he lived.