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Atheism has any value in terms of humanism ?

pinqy said:
While there is way more evidence for fairies than there is for the Christian God, their existence or non-existence is irrelevant to Pascal's Wager.
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Why not come over to the "Evidence for God / Bible" thread and see if your claim holds water, because I'd love to challenge you on that. I don't want to derail this thread in the process.

Here's the link. Then do a post and make your case and we'll see if you can defend it.

http://www.debatepolitics.com/philo...181918-evidence-bible-god-w536-634-a-446.html
 
Logicman said:
Why not come over to the "Evidence for God / Bible" thread and see if your claim holds water, because I'd love to challenge you on that. I don't want to derail this thread in the process.

Here's the link. Then do a post and make your case and we'll see if you can defend it.

http://www.debatepolitics.com/philo...181918-evidence-bible-god-w536-634-a-446.html
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There is no non-anecdotal evidence for God mentioned either in that thread, other threads, or anywhere else in the real world.
 
DDD said:
What about Devas and Brahmas?
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More imaginary beings.

II. The Buddha Teaches Deities

The Buddha teaches deities when they visit the human plane where he normally resides,[5] and sometimes too by visiting them on the higher planes. On some occasions devas and brahmas come to the Buddha for clarification of Dhamma problems. On other occasions the Buddha becomes aware, through his supernormal knowledge, that a god needs some instruction to correct a wrong view or to goad him further on the path to awakening. Then the Buddha travels to the higher plane and gives the deity a personal discourse.

Once a brahman admirer of the Buddha recounted as best as he could evidence of the greatness of the Buddha. He was trying to convince other brahmans to meet the Buddha. His proof included the fact that "many thousands of deities have gone for refuge for life to the recluse Gotama" (MN 95.9). Devas, like humans, develop faith in the Buddha by practicing his teachings. In Chapter III we will see how grateful devas express this confidence. When devas come to visit the Buddha late at night, their luminous bodies light up the monastery as they pay respects to the Exalted One and ask their questions.

We will start with a god who was agitated by fear arisen from his sensual desire, and conclude with one who becomes a stream-enterer during his conversation with the Buddha.
 
Humanism is the idea that Man strives to find The Essence of Man. The Essence of Man is not definable, but it is what makes us human. So humanists believe that a core component to our existence is finding out what makes us human, and to express or to encapsulate yourself in it. From Eric Fromm himself.

I don't see where that has anything to do with a God or not.
 
zyzygy said:
You didn't read my post?
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Perhaps I misread your post. I read 'What about Devas and Brahma's' when I said 'Buddhism does not address God'. Perhaps you can clarifiy what you meant.
 
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