WHY WE SHOULD MAKE FRIENDS FOR HUMANISM
Everybody agrees that the important truths should be passed on to other people
for people have a right to know them and we must not wait until they come to us
for they need to know we are here. The law of the land is for enforcing the
important truths on us. The most indispensable truth of all is how self-love can
be possible and that only through standing on one's own two feet without a God
or magic is it attainable. In our example and in our talking we must get that
truth across gently and without seeming too zealous.
Should you try to convert people who depend on their faith like a prop as they
stumble through life? No. What you do is guide them to teach themselves. We
don't make converts though we will try to spread the good news at every
opportunity and make opportunities for this. If they will listen to you they
consent to any problems that will result but you must be there to help and
console them. Humanism is good news and will be an excellent replacement for
their crutch except this time their hopes are pinned on knowledge and not
guesses and fairy-tales which is the way it should be. They know that it is
better to be comforted by something that is true and not just guesses. We all
have to live in the real world. No matter how silly their beliefs are they must
consider them rational in some sense for no other kind of religion could make
anybody happy so if they care about reason or truth then they should give us a
hearing and if they see the truth they should have the honesty to separate from
the religious system they claim to be a part of. Try to bring the light to
people without them noticing if they are likely to be antagonistic towards the
truth.
There are random forces that kill and harm. They strike when accidents happen.
Given the power to redirect these forces people would make them strike people
who were in error or who were considered immoral on the basis that it is better
for the wisest and finest people to survive. This shows us the utmost importance
of being right for being right and living in accordance with it are necessary
for our human dignity to be fully respected rather than get two-faced respect.
You cannot divorce concern for truth from right and wrong.
Everybody tries to reach everybody else with their opinions anyway so why can't
we do it for our philosophy? As long as we do not try to reach those who will
listen we are tarnishing our own self-esteem for we are not trying to protect
ourselves by teaching others to be happy so that they will not harm us or
despise us because of the principles we represent. It is only self-defence. When
anybody thinks you are wrong they oppose your belief so it is an insult to you
if they will not listen to you and hear your side.
Life is the absolute value and accordingly every moment of life is just as
precious. Therefore we must battle against error for error is always a source of
bother.