2007-01-30 08:57:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Enlightenment is a broad term that encompasses many intellectual and emotional characteristics. The mere subscription to a philosophy or lack of belief in a religion does not in and of itself make one more or less enlightened.
2007-01-30 09:06:34 · answer #1 · answered by Lawrence Louis 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
How can one say that persons could have the main appropriate to be in any faith that they desire, and nonetheless desire atheism to unfold? Atheists have faith human beings could have the main appropriate to coach any faith, yet desire that reason might someway instruction manual maximum folk to p.c. atheism voluntarily. And missionaries are questionable not for wanting their faith to be unfold, yet for spreading it with the aid of forceful and cheating means. How do you usher in atheism and not wreck way of existence and traditions that have been in an area for generations? Atheism does not wreck cultures. the classic Greek way of existence, as an occasion, hasn't been forgotten, its paintings, literature, shape, and particular, myths too, are nonetheless an concept to popular human beings, 1000's of years for the reason that those gods have been incredibly believed in by any substantial group of folk. a prepare should not be exempt from being weighed on the scales. There are some tribes with traditions of cannibalism, human options and formality mutilation, could we tiptoe around them, too?
2016-10-16 07:45:08 · answer #2 · answered by maget 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on whose "light" you are asking about. Christians find an absolute light which will shine to eternity. Atheists aren't sure that there is any light.
2007-01-30 09:17:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither... only those people among ALL of humanity who work to cultivate altruism, knowledge, wisdom and such are more enlightened than those who do not.
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2007-01-30 09:08:11 · answer #4 · answered by vinslave 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What a pointless question. Why are you asking? Who are you asking? Do you think either is going to name the other? Sure, you'll get some questions outside the box, but ....
2007-01-30 09:15:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enlightened by God and his eternal purpose?
Christians
Enlightened by science and human finite reasoning?
Atheists
2007-01-30 09:07:57 · answer #6 · answered by Doug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on what you mean exactly by enlightened
2007-01-30 09:06:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christians who have an open-mind and that are rational.
2007-01-30 09:06:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Neither.
I agree with Che.
2007-01-30 09:06:07 · answer #9 · answered by Atlas 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋