I so want to be a humanist. I so want believe that people will do the good thing if only given the opportunity. I SOOOOO want to believe that. But, frankly, life does everything in its power to make me believe otherwise.
Would good humans allow their neighbors to go hungry? Would good humans twist facts and take advantage of their neighbors weaknesses? Would good humans say, "Do your job and don't complain or you'll be fired"? I don't think so.
Supposedly, good humans not only look out for themselves, but also look out for others. Supposedly good humans may give up some self-fulfillment in order to provide some fulfillment for others. Supposedly good humans look beyond their own self-interest to the interest of those in their community. The Humanists would say that just given enough time, humans would reach this point.
How long do we have to wait? Humans have been around for 6,000 years! (Oops!) Humans have been around for millions of years. You would think that we could finally reach that pinnacle. But we haven't. And quite sadly, I don't know if we ever will. Too many people are too worried about their own preservation than to consider the preservation, let alone fulfillment, of those around them.
All that I seem to hear in the news is, "I want to have MY rights" or "I want to make sure that I am safe." No thought about how WE can work together. No thought about how good humans should work together.
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