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And This is New How?

In reveiwing Being A Bright, I am further struck that this is absolutely, positively nothing new. It used to go under the banner of "scular humanism" and on balance is a fairly mainstream view amongst academics.

Here's how the site describes how one might discuss being Bright:

Scenario. Suppose you are in a discussion with someone and the question of religion comes up. If someone inquires about your own religion, you can pop up with "Well, actually, I am a Bright." The other person's curiosity will probably take hold: "A Bright? What is that?"

One of the advantages of the word “Bright” is that it allows a really simple and straightforward assertion. You state "A Bright is a person whose worldview is naturalistic (free of supernatural and mystical elements)." Then, if your listener is truly interested in learning more, you can always proceed to extend the discussion and to explain more fully any philosophical basis behind your particular or favored category label(s).