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A holiday whose name concatenates these beings and "Light" was deliberately established to be two days before Christmas. Thomas Huxley denounced a positivist (0[1])religion named for these beings as "Catholicism minus Christianity." Years after discussing root (0[1])races of these beings in Atlantis and Lemuria, (0[1])Rudolf Steiner (0[1])left the Theosophical Society to found a society named for these beings' wisdom. Paul Kurtz (20[1])contributed to a manifesto for an anti-religious (*) "secular" movement (10[1])centered on these (10[1])beings. An "Oration on the Dignity of" these (10[1])beings (10[2]0[1])by Pico (10[1])della Mirandola (10[3])relates a Renaissance philosophical ideology (10[1])centering on them. (10[4]0[1])For (10[1])10 points, name these (10[1])beings that include religious (0[1])prophets like Moses. (0[2])■END■ (10[12]0[6])

ANSWER: humans [or humanity or Homo sapiens; accept mankind; accept Oration on the Dignity of Man; accept secular humanism; accept Religion of Humanity; accept HumanLight; accept people or persons; prompt on anthroposophy]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew PeusterAudrain County ATInnovation Academy A220
Ian Droessler WilsonInnovation Academy BGeorgetown Day350
Henry NolanHerronWalter Payton B430
Ezra ZibelMontgomery Blair BGlenbrook South450
James WrayGlenbrook SouthMontgomery Blair B6020
Hunter DavisMiltonLambert B6910
Anirudh "Ani" SrinivasanAdlai E. Stevenson AJohns Creek7210
Charlie DoehringHinsdale Central ANorthmont8010
Ahya FarhatRussellSaint Joseph8110
Arjun VijaykumarSaratogaCarmel A8110
Anthony ZhaoThomas Jefferson ADetroit Catholic Central A810
Omkar MaratheFremdStrake Jesuit A8310
Charan PratapeneniClassen SASCarmel B8510
Colette KendrickWinston Churchill ACentennial A8510
Christopher StewartYukon AChattahoochee B8510
Pranav SrambikkalLambert AHunter A9010
Andrew GaoBelmontStrake Jesuit B9310
Rajiv PujaraFairfield County ATSolon9310
Shishir BharadwajLexingtonNorthview9310
Robert Young JrPageDetroit Catholic Central C930
Anthony XuThomas Jefferson BDowningtown STEM9310
Lyn RedmanNorthside College PrepParkway West9410
Aditya KhambekarSeven LakesQuince Orchard9810
Tate OsborneAlabama Cyber TechUni of Illinois Laboratory1020
Oreoluwa Sarah OwolabiHomewood-FlossmoorWinston Churchill B1050
Thomas DonelonLindberghWayzata1050
Ben NewmanUni of Illinois LaboratoryAlabama Cyber Tech1060
Lucas ArdeleanInnovation Academy AAudrain County AT10610
Jeremy KantsiperCentennial BBarrington10610
Jasper XuWestwoodEastchester10610
Haughton NepplGeorgetown DayInnovation Academy B10610
Kieran BlakeWalter Payton BHerron1060
Ray GuanWinston Churchill BHomewood-Flossmoor1060
Dominic SalazarIrvingtonDetroit Catholic Central B10610
Caleb LeeLincoln-Way East AHunter B10610
Hope TherrienLincoln-Way East BThomas Jefferson C1060
Sriram SusarlaWayzataLindbergh10610
Tristan AndreNorth QuincyLee's Summit1060
Aidyn CongdonLee's SummitNorth Quincy10610
Tommy KochDetroit Catholic Central CPage10610
Nick MurrayDetroit Catholic Central AThomas Jefferson A1060
Hrishi BhoomaThomas Jefferson DThomas Jefferson E10610
Karthik JayaramWalkerGreat Valley10610
Justin RosentoverMontgomery Blair AWalter Payton A10610

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TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC06/07/2025Y3385%3%0%93.18