Re: Politics and morality

Lucien Saumur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> The role of the humanist is *logically* to help people, as I have explained.

That's what humanitarians try to do.

> Why are humanists necessary? What purpose could they possibly serve? 

I think that the purpose of humanism is to enable communication with 
others on social issues with a minimal set of beliefs (in science and 
reason). I don't think anybody invented humanists for a purpose.

> Why can't people not simply just live their lives without religion? 
> Many do.

Many have difficulty coping with life without some sort of spiritual 
support.
 
>  But some need to be reassured that they are doing the right thing. 
> If no one needed to be reassured, then there would be no need for 
> humanists.

Humanists aren't created because there is a need for them. People become 
humanists because they want to communicate with others.

-- 
   Ron