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Originally Posted by Xurtio
I think Humanism is pretty much how atheist's fill in the gaping chasm of nihilism. We accept nihilism, meaning/purpose isn't objective... but that shouldn't undermine subjective meaning and purpose - especially a collective sense of meaning shared between peoples.
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Unfortunately, humanism doesn't quite demand its adherents to find meaning in the same way as religion. Religion might be coercive in that sense, but if it works, it works. No way I could make use of religious coercion in that way though, as I'd first have to actually believe in the concept.