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A comment on The Truth Matters and Secular Humanists Should Defend It.

Re:The Truth Matters and Secular Humanists Should Defend It by jondeval on Saturday December 03, 2022 @04:15PM (#33847432)
Secular humanism in its more radical and moderate forms since the French revolution has always been subject to the direct and straightforward criticism that as a philosophy it will eventually lead to an erosion of a shared reference frame and eventually an erosion of sanity itself.

What if this societal rejection of Truth that we are witnessing (and is summarized well by the article) is the direct result of the success of secular humanism?

I think this is the elephant in the room.

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Re:The Truth Matters and Secular Humanists Should Defend It by jay_kyburz on Saturday December 03, 2022 @04:39PM (#33847669)
People don't know what to believe because of a lack of trust and faith in our authority figures.

People don't believe what the government is telling them. Our governments are too big and not transparent enough.

News media sacrificed their authority and trust when they decided to choose a side rather than say neutral.

Reporting "the truth" is a for profit business where making slight adjustments to your perception of the truth results in more profit.

If you don't trust the church, the government, or the news, where are you supposed to get your truth?

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