Humanism should replace traditional theism

Pro came out of the gate with an elegant argument, and in return, I will present my argument; using the remaining Rounds in building wisdom, while we hash through the weeds of this debate. I will present “theism” is not the issue, and to “replace traditional theism” is not the solution towards “humanism. ” In general, Pro's nemesis and most of humanity's is not “theism,” but today's classical philosophical perspective of morality. It may surprise many, including Pro, Morality is an outgrowth of Unalienable Rights, which is an outgrowth of the Constructal Law, which is an outgrowth of the Laws of Thermodynamics. Therefore, Morality empirically seems to be part of the physical Laws of Nature, not driven by man-made metaphysical philosophical concepts from past ages. . http://www.amazon.com... . http://www.amazon.com...Please bear with me as we take a journey following the traceability path from Thermodynamics (moments after the Big Bang) to Morality. The Laws of Thermodynamics deals with the direction of energy flow. Constructal Law deals with patterns and systems generated by this energy flow as a function of optimization relative to resistance, in the evolution of biology, physics, technology and social organization. At the biological level, there is a bio-program common to all life, once inanimate matter becomes alive, “Life,” must have the freedom (“Liberty” in the optimization relative to resistance), in “the pursuit (energy flow) of ” survival; otherwise, there is no life. Since we have life, survival is a form of positive-feedback and a prerequisite for human “Happiness. ” Hence, Thomas Jefferson's discovery, which he declared “self-evident” and used the label “Unalienable Rights” representing a polished version of this bio-program in his following celebrated statement, “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” (. http://www.constitution.org...).The following is a video overview of the Constructal Law:. http://www.youtube.com...Continuing with our journey, morality is an outgrowth of life's Unalienable Rights in group formation. The binary values of morality is Right (moral) or Wrong (immoral). The objective of morality is doing Right keeping a group alive. That is, when two or more humans form a group, the group becomes alive. The life of the group is sustained through goodwill and kindness leads to a mutual moral respect for embracing the Unalienable Rights of the members within the group. Goodwill promotes order, stability, and harmony through the pursuit of group-wide positive feedback. Over time, group-wide positive feedback is the genesis of traditions, social values, beliefs (“Theism”), language, etc, the norms of society. These norms are tried and tested, and conservatively pass down from one generation to the next establishing its culture. A moral order guides an individual in the prudent exercise of judgment relative to those norms, going with the social flow minimizing civil resistance (Constructal Law). A moral individual in a civil society strives, albeit imperfectly, to be virtuous; that is, restrained, ethical, and honorable, respecting and embracing the Unalienable Rights of others relative to those tested norms. The empirical evidence of the diversity of language, “Theism,” and social norms throughout history and today demonstrates morality is the thread that runs through the tapestry in group formation. By the way, throughout the ages, the historical record found not one isolated human culture to be atheistic. This non-atheistic phenomena suggests religious faith based norms (“Theism”) are associated with life having higher cerebral faculties during the evolution of life. Again, morality simply refers to the binary state of Right or Wrong. These states generate mutual positive- or negative-feedback, relative to the Unalienable Rights of another. Mutual positive-feedback, in group creation, is found throughout the symphony of life, to name a few, in the beneficial formation in schools of fish, flocks of birds, packs of wolves, tribes of humans, and in addition, inter-specie relationships, such as those between humans and their pets. Jefferson's discovery of Unalienable Rights found its way in the design of the US Constitution. This event set off a social experiment, where in a short period of 200-years, changed the world like no other society in recorded history, through the fruits of technology, food production, and medicine, the stables of human existence throughout the world today. A compelling example, of what happens when our Unalienable Rights are morally free to flow, having minimal resistance (Constructal Law), within the awesome machinery of the Laws of Nature, the “invisible hand. ”The “invisible hand” is a function of morality and freedom working within the Laws of Nature independent of “Theism,” of philosophy, of culture, etc. The following short youtube presentation shows the power of morality with life's bio-program (Unalienable Rights) interfacing with humans and the Laws of Nature in the evolution of the standard of living. The presentation starts with the familiar tree pattern (Constructal Law), concluding with the “invisible hand;” stressing the absence of human “masterminds,” while spontaneously working together in the creation of something so simple we all use. . http://www.youtube.com...On the road to utopia, the diversity of philosophy in “Theism” and culture, is not the issue, when there exist congruence in morality and its relationship to Unalienable Rights. Education is the ends to such congruence, and in saying that, morality should be a subject of study in science courses throughout the world. Such scientific education in morality, is the path of least resistance (Constructal Law), compared to the insolvable problem for any governance or institutional tyranny demanding “Humanism should replace traditional theism. ” If scientific education in morality becomes common place throughout the world, “theism” diversity may one day fulfill one of its common objectives, to have “Peace on Earth, and good will to human kind. ” Needless to say, the same objective is shared by those who embrace their metaphysical concepts pertaining to “secular moral philosophy,” embracing a civil society. A civil society is shared and enjoyed by both theist and atheist. And in saying that, atheist should spend less time criticizing theist and embrace discussions on the scientific nature of morality. In closing, for those of faith ("theist"), the Laws of Nature is simply the handwriting of God, since theists believe that God created everything. For humans who believe in God, the scientific method is a way to read God's handwriting; hence, morality is the fingerprint of God for it is found throughout God's nature. On the other hand, for atheists and those of faith, including preachers, prophets etc, should be careful when studying man's written scripture about God. We must remember man is fallible, and those who study or write such scriptures may misinterpret of what God wants; therefore, God gets---and, in some cases, God help us all (“72 virgins” upon a suicide-killing of infidels, etc. ). God's help is found in the Laws of Nature, of which morality is part of.