what are the disadvantages of the humanistic theory?

Answer 1

Mostly, the concept interferes with the husbandry of humans that religions control. Religions, especially Christianity, maintain ignorance, use fear-based notions of hopelessness of ever being happy in this life, teach that man is basically not good, and use the morbid concept of sin and the threat of hell, all toward "how to work hard for overlords" and maybe someday dying and having an eternity of being not so weak and evil if overlords are served properly. Muslims even throw in the promise of numerous virgins in an "afterlife" for men who go along with the morbid delusion. Humanism, which is a healthier and certainly more reasonable belief in the basic trend of humanity's rise above our basal savagery, is VERY dangerous to those who want to maintain the morbid delusions of religion and the power that can be held over a fearful, ignorant people.

Answer 2

you mean what are the weaknesses in the logic of humanistic theory? (the word "disadvantage" makes it sound like one actually uses humanistic theory for some competitive purpose).

it's my impression that humanistic theory leaves little room for the supernatural. In other words, "In this life, what you see is what you get. So let's work with that and forget talk about anything somepeople define as "mystical", ok?"


addition, you could check out these forums and see what you come up with:

http://www.humanists.net/


check this out:

see what kind of humanist you are...

http://www.newhumanist.org.uk/volume119issue5_more.php?id=969_0_32_0_c

Answer 3

Get your textbook out and do some work and you will find out.
(Apart form that it has been argued that it is an 'overoptimistic' theory' as it assumes that all humans are innately good and have the potential for self-actualisation.)
Now do some work.