tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222418233330841391.post3981770645596394085..comments2024-03-27T05:25:04.829-04:00Comments on Hallowed Secularism: The Tenability of the “Intermediate Position”Bruce Ledewitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10419873523392584062noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222418233330841391.post-47260508500753283812010-05-29T16:21:47.535-04:002010-05-29T16:21:47.535-04:00The point of my essay is that Taylor believes we h...<i>The point of my essay is that Taylor believes we have essentially two choices as a civilization: either we return to some rather traditional form of theism or we embrace a materialism or exclusive humanism that is destructive of human flourishing.</i><br /><br />As you suggest, Taylor seems to have created a false dilemma in which we seem to be caught between two unacceptable alternatives. As I see it, going backwards to a pre-enlightenment world is not an option. In fact, the problem is that we've not fully shed the old cosmology.<br /><br />The sacred texts and the work of the old philsophers can only be stretched so far without the garment coming apart at the seams.Antonio Manettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487502995709519940noreply@blogger.com