Question

At a time when the achievements of the enlightenment are questioned, ridiculed, misunderstood and traduced by those who would reverse the progress of mankind, it is essential to nail one’s colours to the mast as a humanist.

For me, that is not a turning away from mystery or a cold rational dispute with the numinous and spiritual in life, it is an acceptance of the awesome and splendid responsibility we each have for our own destinies, ethics and morals. I repudiate the authority of churches, revealed texts and vain unsubstantiated assertions and embrace the shared glories of humanitysintell

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can someone simplify/ break this down so i can understand it properly (yes ik it's not maths don't complain)

Answer 2

xD

Answer 3

wow

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haha

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from where did you not understand

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nail one's colours to the mast means to publicly state your opinions about a subject

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okay i will tell you from start

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whenever there is something new and it is yet just theory,people question it
if you remember about bruno's theory that earth revolves around sun was refused by everyone...but later galileo proved it
so like that here it says that people will reject and misunderstand ur achievments of the enlightenment...and these people wont let mankind make progress in what they are doing.
at this time it is necessary to publicly state that person's opinions as humanist

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did you get it

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thats just first paragraph if you are wondering o_o

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aaaand you arnt here

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and in 2nd paragraph writer says that its not about turning away from mystery or rational arguments that one is stating or spirituality,but it is about accepting ur responsibilities that fits our morals and ethics.

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am here

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I repudiate the authority of churches, revealed texts and vain unsubstantiated assertions and embrace the shared glories of humanitysintell
^^
this means that writer refuses to accept authority of churches,and revealed texts and claims that hvnt been proven

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i think there is more to it

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humanitysintell
whats after this

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lemme get it

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intellectual and spiritual struggle to understand the universe into which we are born with honesty, openness and faith in our own natures.

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embrace the shared glories of humanity's intellectual and spiritual struggle to understand the universe into which we are born with honesty, openness and faith in our own natures.

so says he wants to accept the shared glories of humanity's intellectual(ability of understanding) and spiritual struggle so that he understands the universe in which he is born with honesty(mystery of our own existence),openness and faith in our own nature(in our own nature as in what we are)

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did you get it all?

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ask me if you didnt

Answer 22

i got it

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thanks so muchhh

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welcomee

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you have really helped me a lot with my religious studies assessment :3