u/1whoknocks_politely

Discussion: this subreddit is for humanism discussion, but is it also for humanist actions?

I recently had a sudden violent death tragedy, and in trauma/grief/crisis, made a post asking for uplifting humanist songs. The post was deleted by mods. So I'm wondering, is this a discussion only forum, or is there room for supporting each other as humanists?

The discussion I'm seeking is philosophical, without any judgement. About action vs speech, and where the tween shall meet.

To get the ball rolling I'd like to quote Aristotle’s most famous beliefs which are deeply humanist I believe, and until now I assumed it to be self evident.

Actions Over Theory: Goodness is not an abstract idea. It is visible only through active, real-world behavior and choices.

Habit and Practice: A person becomes good by doing good things repeatedly until right action becomes natural habit.

He believed strongly that you be able to call yourself something, one had to habitually engage in that practice. Using this, encompassing humanism and this subreddit, I think this could be a wonderful thought excersise discussion.

Edit:

TLDR: this is a philosophical discussion. Not about anything else.

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u/1whoknocks_politely — 13 days ago