Humanism - Sincere Delusion
Since this generation was born well into the industrial age, for the most part we take our modern conveniences for granted. In the same way, we were also born into the spiritual darkness of the 'last days.' This point is lost on most of us, convinced as we are that we possess the same 'light' and understanding as the Apostles of old. In recent months I have been privileged to uncover the works of men of God long since gone, many whose names I had never heard before. One of the things that struck me in reading their works, was the fact that they all considered the 'church' to be in a dangerous and apostate condition in their time, that being 100 to over 200 years ago. This begs the question, if it was bad then, what are we in possession of today? Another striking point raised across the board, by individuals from different countries, walks of life, and professions, was the common warning against 'humanism.'
Excerpts on Humanism taken from The Number of Man by Philip Mauro. Bear in mind that these observations were made in 1909.
THE "GODS MANY" OF THE MODERN MAN
What, then are the gods to which the men of the day are looking to bring benefits and blessings to humanity, to elevate mankind, and generally to do for them what they are unable to do directly for themselves? It is desirable that we should have the clearest information as to this; and we have not far to look in order to discover that there are "gods many." We hear on all sides, and our attention is called in all the multiform literature of the modern man, to the great things that are being done for humanity by Science, Evolution, Invention, Education, Federation, Progress, Liberty, Fraternity, Democracy, Reason, Commerce, Manufacture, Civilization, Art, Prosperity, Wealth, etc.
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