Are humanists religious

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The Word 'humanist' came about because the eighteenth century humanists believed in studying the humanities, which for them meant the Greek classics. They realised that the ancient Greeks provided some of the most profound insights into ethics, sometimes to the consternation of the Church, which taught that only by believing in Christ could we overcome Satan and behave ethically. These 'Christian humanists' were, by definition, religious. However, the modern use of the Word humanist is generally associated with non-religious people, often as 'secular humanists'.