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Humanism; history Guide No, not just some smart guys. A way of thinking, living. Not only scholars and as Erasmus was so kind to show even great scholars make mistakes.
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The version of Pandora's Box that I grew up with included, after all the evil things came out, one last thing left: hope. Don't know if that's part of the 'original' legend, or a westernized 'happy ending', but I distinctly remember all the evils of the world coming out, and after that a small little soft thing hiding in a corner... hope.
Is there a connection here with the Fall from Eden bringing all the evils into the Judeo-Christian world?
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For who's interested in a well written book about Erasmus and the Age of Reformation: Book Would you consider hope a 'soft ' thing, Annie? Well, maybe  I can't answer to Box = Apple, maybe the scholars can.
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What's a humanist?
You've never heard of the secular humanist as media bogeyman? It's a bit of a media sound bite ...
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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What's a humanist?
You've never heard of the secular humanist as media bogeyman? Nope. I've heard of secular humanists, and know a few, but have never heard of them as media bogeypersons. Is this another example of the same perception of bias against one's own beliefs/ethics/philosophy/thinking that has both Red and Blue convinced the entire fourth estate is one giant conspiracy agin them by t'other color? And has the religious convinced that the media is one godless cesspit?
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Depends what century you're talking about.
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Well, now of course I'm all curious about the etymology of boxelder trees (and bugs). A quick search didn't disclose anything helpful.
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Is this another example of the same perception of bias against one's own beliefs/ethics/philosophy/thinking that has both Red and Blue convinced the entire fourth estate is one giant conspiracy agin them by t'other color? And has the religious convinced that the media is one godless cesspit?
Nope. Sorry.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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And has the religious convinced that the media is one godless cesspit? You mean... it isn't? 
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