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Which is a superior foundation for morality: Christianity or Secular Humanism? [Spirituality & Religion]

While i think that Christianity has a number of good moral positions it also has some pretty wretched stuff which is (at least notionally) based on what a god wants.
On the other hand, secular humanism holds as it's metric the idea of human flourishing and reduction of harm. It can encompass absolutely every moral virtue claimed by Christianity but is beholden to none of the harmful, punitive dictates that come from religious dogma.

Therefor i say that Secular humanism has the superior foundation for a system of morality.
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"When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are."

Mmmmm... Perfect morality 馃ゴ
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lol yes the OT is problematic.
@Pikachu The new testament is where hell and the devil gain their most powerful forms so it doesn't look much better. Lol
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Good point. I do find the notion of eternal punishment for a finite crime to be pretty amoral.