May 16, 2024
This article can be summed up fairly succinctly:
1. All current religions promote a recognisably similar moral code
2. Humanism promotes a similar moral code
3. Therefore humanism derives its moral code from religion
This argument can be further summarised as:
1. For All X, X implies A
2. Y implies A
3. Therefore Y is an X
A moment's thought shows that conclusion 3 does not follow from 1 & 2. See:
1. All acids contain hydrogen
2. Water contains hydrogen
The inference "3. Water is an acid", is not valid