[.ca] Living Without Religion: Eupraxoph (ISBN 0879759291)

Necessary coinage:
Kurtz coined the word "eupraxophy" to distinguish Secular Humanism from belief systems usually considered "religions." Eupraxophy accepts the best ethical principles of historical philosophies and religions, but disentangles them from the superstitions of theism (e.g., Christianity), while combining them with the pursuit of rigorous philosophical and scientific inquiry, which is missing in Eastern ethical systems like Confucianism and Buddhism. Critics have complained that "eupraxophy" is hard to pronounce, and in his later writings Kurtz has been spelling it with an extra "s," as in "eupraxsophy." But I don't see why its pronounciation with the original spelling is any harder than pronouncing "saxophone." This book is a significant contribution to our understanding and classification of worldviews, though it could benefit from a discussion of more recent eupraxophies like Objectivism and Transhumanism.

Logical, accurate, but unpleasant for theists:
You think this book is harsh on theists? Attend a conference where Kurtz is speaking. I guarantee you'll find Eupraxophy a pleasant and considerate view against theism! Kurtz tends to verge on believer -- believing there is no god, instead of simply not believing in one. This is a thin line, but many non-theists find themselves stepping over it inadvertently. This book is pretty centered and deals more in line with reasonable assumptions, though not exactly. There is a good deal of philosophical and religious history that I found quite interesting. Kurtz and I are like-minded when he avoids absolutism, but he can be very ornery sometimes. Theists beware: you will probably either not understand these concepts, or just get really, really angry.

Liberating!:
Living Without Religion is a book that sincerely made me look at a lot of misbeliefs I was raised to believe as a child. A lot of people think that if human beings do not believe in some phantom deity to keep us in line, society will drift into anarchy and chaos. This simply is not true (Look at Western Europe & Australia today!). You really can live a great life without religion,Which many people do, and Paul Kurtz explains exactly how to do so.

Ineresting:
I have to admit something right now. Paul Kurtz is a smart man, but he seems to leave his logic at the door. His words strike a different chord. It is a chord in which many Americans have seemed to enjoy contemplateing upon. Something I don't understand is that they seem to leave their logic at the door. How is Evolution even able to be grasped. I urge you to look into it, and all of you will find the complete error in the whole thing. It is all made up by an artist, or someone hungry for money. "Oh yea this is great. I found this bone here and the other bone I found five miles from here." Very intriguing to see what an artist can come up on. It takes more faith to believe in what Paul Kurtz says than to believe in the pure creation that surrounds us all. Look around! There is no sudden change that just popped everything into place. Take a look at the intracate parts in your life. Nope...... Not you, not anyone. We are not responsible for any of this. It is from something higher. It is from something bigger than the selfish human. It is from a Creator... I urge you to see what Paul says... But don't let it be the only thing that you check into...... If you do check into Evolution....... Check it to its fullest....... Check for Artists....... In Christ......

Ineresting:
I have to admit something right now. Paul Kurtz is a smart man, but he seems to leave his logic at the door. His words strike a different chord. It is a chord in which many Americans have seemed to enjoy contemplateing upon. Something I don't understand is that they seem to leave their logic at the door. How is Evolution even able to be grasped. I urge you to look into it, and all of you will find the complete error in the whole thing. It is all made up by an artist, or someone hungry for money. "Oh yea this is great. I found this bone here and the other bone I found five miles from here." Very intriguing to see what an artist can come up on. It takes more faith to believe in what Paul Kurtz says than to believe in the pure creation that surrounds us all. Look around! There is no sudden change that just popped everything into place. Take a look at the intracate parts in your life. Nope...... Not you, not anyone. We are not responsible for any of this. It is from something higher. It is from something bigger than the selfish human. It is from a Creator... I urge you to see what Paul says... But don't let it be the only thing that you check into...... If you do check into Evolution....... Check it to its fullest....... Check for Artists....... In Christ......