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* Scientism: atheists believe that all knowledge and aspects of life can be refined to a science (see [[Comte]] and [[positivism]]), including religious belief, ethics, morality, and the soul.   

* Scientism: atheists believe that all knowledge and aspects of life can be refined to a science (see [[Comte]] and [[positivism]]), including religious belief, ethics, morality, and the soul.   

* Human improvement: atheists believe that humans have grown increasingly moral and intelligent as time has gone on, and that people can be improved or perfected through education and [[liberal]] institution-crafting, without relying upon God to cleanse sin.<ref>http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php?page=declaration&section=main</ref><ref>http://gospelcenteredmusings.com/2008/09/09/a-theological-evaluation-of-a-secular-humanist-declaration/</ref>

* Human improvement: atheists believe that humans have grown increasingly moral and intelligent as time has gone on, and that people can be improved or perfected through education and [[liberal]] institution-crafting, without relying upon God to cleanse sin.<ref>http://gospelcenteredmusings.com/2008/09/09/a-theological-evaluation-of-a-secular-humanist-declaration/</ref>

* Unbounded reason: atheists believe that human [[reason]] is capable of comprehending absolutely anything, a theory long since rejected by moral philosophers such as [[Kant]].<ref>James Thrower, ''A Short History of Western Atheism,'' 14.</ref>

* Unbounded reason: atheists believe that human [[reason]] is capable of comprehending absolutely anything, a theory long since rejected by moral philosophers such as [[Kant]].<ref>James Thrower, ''A Short History of Western Atheism,'' 14.</ref>