Yes. This is why we need a solid premise. I'd argue that humanism provides less justification for terrible things than religion does.
I study Christian history too. The West owes a lot to Augustine & his ethics came from a mixture of Christianity & Greek philosophy.
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Ideas like brotherly love & caring for the sick & poor certainly didn't begin with Christianity. It adopted them like many other religions.
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Well, when people speak of Western Christianity, they simply cannot avoid Augustine. So much of it is dominated by him.
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I find Robert Wright good on this too and Ludwig Feuerbach too. Other religions are also unique.
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