[Buddha-l] Will this be on the final exam?

[Curt Steinmetz]

I think I found an error in the selectsmart description of "Secular 
Humanists" - it is missing a key phrase, which I have very helpfully 
supplied below in all caps:

Generally, Secular Humanists are atheists or agnostics WHO THINK THEY 
ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD who value ethics, reason, logic, 
rational/critical thinking, inquisitiveness, use of scientific methods 
to learn about the world, and humanitarian action to improve the quality 
of life of individuals and humankind.

Curt Steinmetz

R B Basham wrote:
> Denizens and Nots,
>
> An alternative, now very "ad supported", site which used to have
> educating quizzes on philosophers, authors, etc. has a similar, maybe
> identical 'quiz' http://www.selectsmart.com/RELIGION/  PLUS 10 adverts
> to skip BUT results have 
> hotlinked 'Information links' such as: 
>
>  1. Secular Humanism   (100%)  Information link
>  2. Unitarian Universalism   (84%)  Information link
>  3. Liberal Quakers - Religious Society of Friends   (78%)  Information
> link
>  4. Non-theist   (73%)  Information link
>  5. Theravada Buddhism   (71%)  Information link
> ...
> 25. Orthodox Judaism   (17%)  Information link
> 26. Roman Catholic   (17%)  Information link
> 27. Jehovahs Witness   (13%)  Information link
>
>
> http://www.selectsmart.com/RELIGION/Hu.html [ PageDown to text ]
>
> SECULAR HUMANIST by SelectSmart Staff
>
> Generally, Secular Humanists are atheists or agnostics who value ethics,
> reason, logic, rational/critical thinking, inquisitiveness, use of
> scientific methods to learn about the world, and humanitarian action to
> improve the quality of life of individuals and humankind. Related:
> Scientific Humanism, Scientific Skeptics; Freethought, Ethical Culture,
> etc.. Some secular humanists identify as "deist," believing that a
> mystical force was responsible for the origins of matter and life
> ("First Cause"), but is no longer present or in control.
>
> [more]
>
> http://www.selectsmart.com/RELIGION/TB.html [ PageDown to text ]
>
> THERAVADA BUDDHISM by SelectSmart Staff
>
> Belief in Deity: The concept of a supreme, Creator God is rejected or at
> least considered irrelevant to Theravada Buddhism. Buddha, "the Awakened
> One," is revered above all -- not as "God" but as supreme sage, model of
> a fully Enlightened person. Many Buddhists hold that there is a spirit
> world with gods in the heavens, but gods are not supreme and are subject
> to rebirth, while only humans have the potential to attain Enlightenment
> and reach Nirvana (eternal bliss), free from rebirth.
>
> [more]
>
> http://www.selectsmart.com/RELIGION/MB.html
>
> MAHAYANA BUDDHISM by SelectSmart Staff
>
> Includes diverse beliefs, various sects, schools, and trends. Main
> Mahayana sects include Pure Land and Zen. Vajrayana or Tantric Buddhism
> is often considered a separate branch. We focus here on some of the
> traditional elements of Mahayana Buddhism.
>
> [more]
>
>
> Richard Basham
>
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