"Ever since Eve was beguiled by the serpent in the Garden of Eden, people have continued to fall for Satan’s seductive words, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of [the fruit] your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil” (Genesis 3:5).
The particular temptation may vary but the ploy is always the same: we are urged to be as gods, masters of our own destiny.
This is the very marrow of secular humanism, the worldview of today’s movers and shakers in education, the news media and entertainment industries. Some, like historian and author Yuval Noah Harari, happily preach it:
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The particular temptation may vary but the ploy is always the same: we are urged to be as gods, masters of our own destiny.
This is the very marrow of secular humanism, the worldview of today’s movers and shakers in education, the news media and entertainment industries. Some, like historian and author Yuval Noah Harari, happily preach it:
“Humanism has taught us that something can be bad only if it causes somebody to feel bad. Murder is wrong notThere is a lot that is wrong with these arguments."
because some god said, ‘Thou shalt not kill.’ Rather, murder is wrong because it causes terrible suffering to the victim, to his family members, and to his friends and acquaintances. Theft is wrong not because some ancient text says, ‘Thou shalt not steal.’ Rather, theft is wrong because when you lose your property, you feel bad about it. And if an action does not cause anyone to feel bad, there can be nothing wrong with it.”
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