Thoughts on the religion of humanity.
FWIW, I consider that the closest thing to my own religion. What I’ve never understood is why, for so many, it is inextricably intertwined with elitism, collectivism, and fascism of various enthusiasms.
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Snork.
Too bad for people like this, that the “idea” isn’t president — the man is.
“Too bad for people like this, that the “idea” isn’t president — the man is.”
Hey, don’t be that way. He reminds me of Lincoln when he give a speech…the one at Disney.
That constant head turning is almost creepy.
“What I’ve never understood is why, for so many, it is inextricably intertwined with elitism, collectivism, and fascism of various enthusiasms.”
From article you linked:
“Possession of knowledge of the laws of social movement was what ideally bestowed the title to rule. Comte and his circle were never much impressed by democracy and favored instead one system or another of governance by experts. (Saint-Simon, for whom Comte worked for many years, once proposed running society with “Councils of Newton.”)”
That should explain why it’s linked with elitism. It’s all about elitism.
Of course, Comte got it wrong.
Science is dependent and related to democracy.
Anyone can repeat an experiment- the high priest or the chosen are not required to perform the experiment.
And the progress which is discernible in history is technological rather than science.
Authority “science” gets you such things as the Nazis, and “global warming”.
The value in a common social ideal can be found not in the discernment it gives to the wealthy and educated elite but in the wisdom that it bestows on the simplest. The religion of humanity fails on both counts.
Will the UN offer the post of Sec. Gen. to Obama at the same time he’s US President? Maybe German Chancellor? British PM? World President-For-Life?
The “religion of humanity” fails because it tries to be a religion, meaning that trying to replace “god” with a man will always lead to ruination. In contrast, secular philosophy is quite healthy, but it’s not widely understood by the laity. (Some philosophers don’t get it, either – even the best ethical theories are ultimately bound by metaphysical reality since Man is only the discoverer of his nature, not its author.)