tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post2781560441956085963..comments2023-10-14T09:40:06.690-05:00Comments on Jean Kazez: Secular HumanismJean Kazezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-67895355985414443562007-09-24T09:19:00.000-05:002007-09-24T09:19:00.000-05:00I don't know who the most effective secular humani...I don't know who the most effective secular humanist might be, but that movement does seem to serve a purpose, at least pragmatically. It does seem like non-believers are entitled to a seat at the table but they're going to have to talk about love, peace, equality, the value of every life...all that good stuff. And be very nice. No clerical garb necessary--that would be going too far.Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-91525100341386761292007-09-22T12:28:00.000-05:002007-09-22T12:28:00.000-05:00'But the "kinder, gentler" secular humanists are r...'But the "kinder, gentler" secular humanists are rather important as emissaries to the world.'<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't exactly call Kurtz 'kinder, gentler' though - and I mean that in a good way. He's frank and forthright about atheism; he doesn't hide it under the sofa and he doesn't make a show of 'respect' for religious beliefs. There's not really all that much space between him and (say) Dawkins.Ophelia Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000353980872079468noreply@blogger.com