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'''Humanism''' is a [[philosophy]], [[worldview]], and religion<ref name="Humanism, A New Religion">Potter, C.F. & C.C. [http://books.google.com/books?id=v9EnAAAAYAAJ&q=humanism+a+new+religion&dq=humanism+a+new+religion&hl=en&ei=9otLTc2DJoOyuAOl4_Q3&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA ''Humanism, A New Religion''] Simon and Schuster; (1930)</ref> that places humanity and the [[Materialism|material]] at the center of philosophical inquiry. The usage of the word humanism often used as a synonym for [[secular humanism]] which rejects [[god]]s, and theistic [[religion]]s, instead seeing "man as the measure of all things."<ref>Burkhardt, F & Otto, M.C. [http://books.google.com/books?id=sx30EuuYoG8C&lpg=PA195&dq=%22man%20as%20the%20measure%20of%20all%20things%22&pg=PA195#v=onepage&q=%22man%20as%20the%20measure%20of%20all%20things%22&f=false ''The cleavage in our culture: studies in scientific humanism in honor of Max Otto'']; Books for Libraries Press, Freeport N.Y; p. 195 (1969).</ref>  

'''Humanism''' is a [[philosophy]], [[worldview]], and religion<ref name="Humanism, A New Religion">Potter, C.F. & C.C. [http://books.google.com/books?id=v9EnAAAAYAAJ&q=humanism+a+new+religion&dq=humanism+a+new+religion&hl=en&ei=9otLTc2DJoOyuAOl4_Q3&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA ''Humanism, A New Religion''] Simon and Schuster; (1930)</ref> that places humanity and the [[Materialism|material]] at the center of philosophical inquiry. The usage of the word humanism often used as a synonym for [[secular humanism]] which rejects [[god]]s, and theistic [[religion]]s, instead seeing "man as the measure of all things."<ref>Burkhardt, F & Otto, M.C. [http://books.google.com/books?id=sx30EuuYoG8C&lpg=PA195&dq=%22man%20as%20the%20measure%20of%20all%20things%22&pg=PA195#v=onepage&q=%22man%20as%20the%20measure%20of%20all%20things%22&f=false ''The cleavage in our culture: studies in scientific humanism in honor of Max Otto'']; Books for Libraries Press, Freeport N.Y; p. 195 (1969).</ref>  

Its tenets originate from pagan [[Ancient Greece]] and classical philosophy. It was revived (in a somewhat different form) during the European [[Renaissance]], but faded and re-emerged in the 20th century with a significant [[pagan]] and atheistic emphasis. It continues to have a major impact in shaping modern ways of thought, making its presence felt in such fields as legislation, [[liberal]] [[junk science]], education, and art. J.O. Markuš maintains that Humanism without [[God]] leads to [[bestiality]] and that the true nature of human attributes can bloom only in the realms of [[Kingdom of God]].<ref name="Prorok Daniel">{{cite book |title=Prorok Daniel |author=Jozef Ondrej Markuš |publisher=Matica slovenská |year= 2001  |place=Martin, Slovakia |pages=135 |isbn= 80-7090-600-6|url=http://vydavatel.sk/produkt-detail/10383 |quote=V tomto svete panuje princíp dravcov. Len v Božom kráľovstve sa vyvíja to naozaj ľudské - pravá pdstata človeka. HUmanizmus bez Boha vedie k beštialite. Všetko čo sa odthne od Boha, má zvieracie sklony, vedie k dravcovi. Šelmy sa navzájom ničia a zničia...|language=Slovak}}</ref>

Its tenets originate from pagan [[Ancient Greece]] and classical philosophy. It was revived (in a somewhat different form) during the European [[Renaissance]], but faded and re-emerged in the 20th century with a significant [[pagan]] and atheistic emphasis. It continues to have a major impact in shaping modern ways of thought, making its presence felt in such fields as legislation, [[liberal]] [[junk science]], education, and art. J.O. Markuš maintains that Humanism without [[God]] leads to [[bestiality]] and that the true nature of human attributes can bloom only in the realms of [[Kingdom of God]].<ref name="Prorok Daniel">{{cite book |title=Prorok Daniel |author=Jozef Ondrej Markuš |publisher=Matica slovenská |year= 2001  |place=Martin, Slovakia |pages=135 |isbn= 80-7090-600-6|url=http://vydavatel.sk/produkt-detail/10383 |quote=V tomto svete panuje princíp dravcov. Len v Božom kráľovstve sa vyvíja to naozaj ľudské - pravá pdstata človeka. HUmanizmus bez Boha vedie k beštialite. Všetko čo sa odthne od Boha, má zvieracie sklony, vedie k dravcovi. Šelmy sa navzájom ničia a zničia...|language=Slovak}}</ref> See also: [[Atheism and bestiality]]

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