Creation or not

Brief excerpts from Humanist Manifesto I and II will suffice to illustrate the point: “Religious humanists regard the universe as self-existing and not created … we begin with humans not God … we can discover no divine purpose or providence for the human species … no deity will save us; we must save ourselves.”[1]

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[1]Briscoe, D. Stuart ; Ogilvie, Lloyd J.: The Preacher's Commentary Series, Volume 1 : Genesis. Nashville, Tennessee : Thomas Nelson Inc, 1987 (The Preacher's Commentary Series 1), S. 23