Monday, September 22, 2008

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Humanist Manifesto

is in his plea for a modern dominant culture Michael Schmidt-Salomon, a philosopher and chairman of the Giordano Bruno Foundation Mastershausen in its considerations for a new ethical attitude before, aiming at a modern, science-based human condition. He is proceeding according to the motto of Goethe: ". Who owns science and art, even religion," Another form of religion is not necessary. There is no need for dogmas and beliefs, no link back to something divine. Therefore, it can apply the second part of Goethe quotation not ". Who owns those two do not have the Religion" This is where his enlightened impetus, the people are not leaving them in the "foreign debt" immaturity. And traditional, dogmatic Religion is a hindrance. It saves so not with criticism of religion.
In his manifesto, he also includes rights for animals with one. He is namely the equality of all "persons" and the recognition of the ability of animals suffering. From this he derives his civilizational claims which follow on from the classical ideas of the Enlightenment and humanist. He always retains the insights of evolutionary biology about the nature of man in the eye to try to create naturalistic, though not his ethics. He has stressed that this would be a gross error. His approach is thoroughly Epicurean. Eventually he lands in the Golden Rule, the ethic thoughts of any "selfish altruists.
I think it succeeds Schmidt-Salomon with this book, submit a proposal for a modern dominant culture, although the bar is set pretty high. He strives to remain free in his argument between ideology and dogmatism. As a result, his ethics is found not quixotic. The book is certainly a profitable source of inspiration for all unbiased thinking person.

Michael Schmidt-Salomon
Manifesto of Evolutionary Humanism
Alibri Verlag, Aschaffenburg 2006 (2nd edition)

Thursday, September 18, 2008

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The pace at which we have to ...

rhythm is the Latin form of Greek Word rhythmos that a derivation of the verb rheo (I flow, compare to Latin rivus - Bach) is quiet and has described originally waves on the coast. One need only recall the Panta Rhei (everything flows) of Heraclitus . Today rhythm is an internationally used word in the sense of pulse , clock , meter , interval sequences, but often also for any other e sequence of events or event groups. Another derivation of the same verb is rheumatism (flowing Pain). If you know that it is rhythm, a Greek word, you need only say that it is written with TH, thus the case is clear, in a classic foreign word Ü only by a Y be played, and the initial sound can only be a RH - like all Greek words that begin with R. In compositions of this R usually doubled, as in arrhythmia, but unfortunately has not gotten around everywhere, so polyrhythms and biological rhythms only be written with an R. The truth is, however, that the eurythmy appears without H. The Greek prefix EU does not have a final position consonant, could merge with the initial sound -R (to-RRH), so also is the H, since the Ancient Greek in Inlaut (except just for double-R) H not know. Therefore, it should actually Philharmonic anhydride and hot, like you also Philipp (Hipp and Phil), tetrahedrons (not Tetra Heder), Exodus (not Exhodus) or anode (not Anhode) says. On H in Philharmonic and anhydride can be seen that this is to recharge, not from the ancient Greek language culture originate. Nevertheless, this is a sign of the success of classical Greek culture that there are still some words which are to be used worldwide and understood, even if the respective discussions today differ significantly from the original sounding. Classic said it practically from the way it was written: HRYTHMOS .

Friday, September 12, 2008

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The Lord is not Great

"How religion poisons the world" - The subtitle of the new book by Christopher Hitchens, a Washington living in literary and cultural critics in England meet, just the contents of the book. Provocative and frankly, he occupied with many historical and current Examples, which have devastating impact on our society and religions had. He refers repeatedly to the knowledge that has already been pointed out by David Hume, that a metaphysically-based morality (an ethic that comes from a higher authority) to inhuman and cruel acts out, which, as they made in the name of God, an apparent justification learn. Still, that is immorality. Religion is an inhuman program, because they allegedly came from a "inhuman" nature. It spreads fear, intolerance, sexism, violence, abuse and was therefore a decent living together in the way. A good world needs no fettering of the free intelligence by words that were spoken long ago by ignorant men. It needs a fearless outlook on the future (Bertrand Russell, 1927).
Hitchens book is a good read for anyone wishing to guard against abuses of religion in human rights and human dignity, even if the translation is at times a bit bumpy.

Christopher Hitchens God Is Not Great
The
Karl Blessing Verlag, München 2007