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louis c

(8,652 posts) Sat Apr 26, 2014, 06:34 PM Apr 2014

What is a Secular Humanist? [View all]

What's a Secular Humanist? I get that question all the time when I answer the question of "What religion are you?"

The closest I can come in describing what a Secular Humanist is this:

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What is a Secular Humanist? [View all] louis c Apr 2014 OP

Most secular humanists are quite practical Warpy Apr 2014 #1

Those sentiments capture my interpretation, too louis c Apr 2014 #2

Exactly! I am always so irked by people that pray to a god than getting off their RKP5637 Apr 2014 #3

In the mouths of RW politicians, it's code like "rootless cosmopolite" was in old Russia... Hekate Apr 2014 #4

This is nice and something I think most people here can embrace cbayer Apr 2014 #5

Well I gotta say it ...... "You're a dreamer." rhett o rick Apr 2014 #6

Thanks louis c Apr 2014 #7

Dont tell others but I consider myself a progressive secular humanist. rhett o rick Apr 2014 #8

Kurt Vonnegut on the subject: brentspeak Apr 2014 #9