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Søren Kierkegaard argued that the Modern age isn't just mass-producing products — it is mass-producing people. Kierkegaard's philosophical response was Christian Existentialism — a personal, truly individual engagement with oneself, life and God
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Philip Kitcher argues that secular humanism should distance itself from New Atheism. Religion is a source of community and inspiration to many. Religion is harmful - and incompatible with humanism - only when it is used as a conversation-stopper in moral debates.
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Existential Nihilism (the belief that there's no meaning or purpose outside of humanity's self-delusions) emerged out of the decay of religious narratives in the face of science. Existentialism and Absurdism are two proposed solutions — self-created value and rebellion
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Stoicism's archnemesis Epicurus wasn't your typical hedonist. His recipe for the good life emphasised minimising pain rather than maximising pleasure. Living frugally and free from pain we could live cheerfully and in community with the greatest blessing of all—friends
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