Humanism?

Throughout our studies of world religions, I discovered that Humanism puzzled me more than I would like to admit. It challenged me intellectually and forced me to do more research. Some of the beliefs that Humanism has, I liked (which having grown up Christian scared me) and others made me feel a pit of sorrow in my stomach.

The idea of self empowerment is enticing. So is the notion that I should indulge in carnal pleasures (in moderation).  Everyone could nod their head in agreement in response to their support of the arts and sciences, their belief that everyone should be helped so that they can better help themselves, and that we should strive to be all that we can be as humans. I see humanism beliefs in our everyday life. We throw around the statement of separation from church and state and never stop to think where that is belief it coming from, humanism. 

I believe a lot of their statements (I found a list on their website The Council for Secular Humanism). I also respect and look up to a lot of the big names that represent humanism (such as Mark Twain and Albert Einstein) I also found a long list of other humanists that have shaped a lot of our modern world.

So after all of this digging and reading, did I feel any better? No, just more confused. Since I am on this spiritual journey of my own, I have no real clear opinion on what I think is right and wrong as far as religion goes. What I do know is that I will die having faith in God (whether it is as a “Christian” or not) and I would rather die having faith in something and believe that life on this world is not all there is, there is more, than die believing that I am just destined to be mulch.

I found this clip interesting, I don't necessarily like his delivery or agree with him, but it does give you food for thought!!!