Charts - Disbelief/Belief ... Pro-Humanism/Anti-Humanism
(Top Posts - Philosophy (FREELOVER) - 050101)

Last night, I posted a chart regarding disbelief/belief and
the degree to which expression of said views was identified
with.

In a response, a poster mentioned that there was more
to the picture, and I replied I would follow up the original
with something to do with politics ...

In constructing that follow-up, I came to the realization
that a significant aspect of each of our worldviews is lev-
eraged off of two separate yet profoundly related perspec-
tives ...

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1) Disbelief/Belief ...

and

2) Pro-Humanism/Anti-Humanism ...

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As for our individual approaches to life, I ask you, placing
yourself into both charts, and assessing your position as
well as the positions of others in the current day and through-
out history, does this not reveal a relevant and profound
consideration of that which is the reality of being?

Does this not reveal, clearly, the errors in jumping to con-
clusions based merely on disbelief/belief or willingness to
support disbelief/belief, and instead, lend a clarity to the
reality of that which is disbelief/belief -and- pro-humanism/
anti-humanism ...

-and-

reveal clarity as to the value/lack of same as to ...

expressions regarding those positions, as a comprehensive
picture regarding where each of us, and our predecessors,
resides along the continuum of that which is and has been
in this, our one and only *sure* experience/chance to know
and deal with it all?

Think of your perceptions of yourself, of others, of those
historical figures which you're familiar with, and relate how
you/others/historical figures fit into the two charts, and the
meaning and pertinence derivable therefrom ...

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Original post, with additions, follows ...

From time-to-time, discussions arise regarding the nuances
of individual disbeliefs and beliefs. As goes without saying,
there are a wide range of types of disbeliefs and beliefs as
well as a range of opinions on how one should or should
not go about expressing those disbeliefs and beliefs.

The following chart is provided as a tool to assist you in
assessing your disbelief/belief position as well as your
comfort zone in the way in which you express/resist
expressing those disbeliefs/beliefs:

http://prohuman.net/
disbelief_belief_-_shy_moderate_open.gif

}} Addition - new chart with perspective on pro-humanism
}} and anti-humanism, to complete the picture:

http://prohuman.net/
prohuman_antihuman_-_shy_moderate_open.gif

I, for example, as a FREELOVER, would be an A100 on
the disbelief/belief chart and an A100 on the pro-humanism/
anti-humanism chart.

Most, in the disbeliever newsgroups, I expect, would be
between a C0 to an A67 on the disbelief/belief chart and,
well, to be perfectly honest, I'm unsure of where most in
the disbeliever newsgroups would reside when it comes
to the pro-humanism/anti-humanism chart, although I hope
most would steer towards the 'A' and 'B' lines ...

Most, in the believer newsgroups, I expect, would be
between an E0 to a C100 on the disbelief/belief chart and,
unfortunately, I doubt many believers would be willing to
venture above the 'C' line on the pro-humanism/anti-human-
ism chart ...

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--- Disbelief/Belief Area of the Disbelief/Belief Chart ---

Strong Disbelief in all deities, gods,
demons, angels, spirits, the supernatural,
the mystic, the imaginary, the invisible,
the unproven, the non-evidential (atheist) = A

Moderate Disbelief (agnostic
but tends toward atheism) = B

Moderate Disbelief (agnostic
but not willing to dismiss theism) = C

Moderate Belief (theistic but
leaves room for doubt and disbelief) = D

Strong Belief = E

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--- Pro-Humanism/Anti-Humanism Area of ---
--- the Pro-Humanism/Anti-Humanism Chart ---

Strong Pro-Humanism, as personified
by a position of a Freethinking Realist
Exploring Expressive Liberty, Openness,
Verity, Enlightenment, & Rationality, pro-
love from state and church authorities = A

Moderate Pro-Humanism (ambivalent but
tending toward a FREELOVER position) = B

Moderate Pro-Humanism (ambivalent
but not willing to dismiss anti-humanism) = C

Moderate Anti-Humanism (OK with
some of Pro-Humanism but basically,
in sync with activity which denies
individualism, freedom, and liberty) = D

Strong Anti-Humanism (self or
authority, no matter the cost to
others, rules, god or no god) = E

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Area common to both charts:

--- Expression: Shy/Moderate/Open Area ---

Very Shy - keeps views private = 0

Shy - only discusses views
amongst those who share those views = 33

Moderate - discusses views in
friendly environs, mostly, but
sometimes probes elsewhere = 67

Open - discusses views where views
are open or opposed to own views = 100