Christianity Vs Secular Humanism
Secular Humanists believe that life began through evolution. Mankind came to exist over a period of millions of years through the process of evolution. Evolution definition here.
The biblical worldview says, on the other hand, that God created the world (Gen. 1.1, English Standard Version). Unlike the secular humanistic worldview’s belief that the earth was created randomly, a biblical worldview says that the earth was created by intelligent design. The biblical worldview also says that God created the world in seven days. This is in stark contrast to the secular humanist’s view that the earth as we know it was formed over millions of years.
Secular Humanism says that humans were created randomly and are the result of evolution. While humans …show more content…
While the biblical worldview says that humans were created carefully with intention, the secular humanistic worldview says that humans were created by chance/accident. Secular humanists also say that humans are more evolved than animals, but not more important. They believe that animals are their ancestors, after all. The biblical worldview, on the other hand, says that humans were given authority over animals and are more important than animals.
The secular humanistic worldview says that mankind has no reason for existence. They were randomly created by evolution. Their only purpose is one that they have created for themselves.
The Bible says that mankind exists to know and to glorify God. Thus, the biblical worldview says that mankind exists for a purpose. In the secular humanistic worldview, unlike the biblical worldview, mankind has no purpose other than one that they have made for themselves.
According to the secular humanistic worldview, right and wrong are subjective to a person’s viewpoint. One person’s view of right and wrong could be very different than another’s, but a person shouldn’t judge another’s version of right and wrong. According to Powell, this view is called “ethical subjectivism.”
The biblical worldview says, on the other hand, that God created the world (Gen. 1.1, English Standard Version). Unlike the secular humanistic worldview’s belief that the earth was created randomly, a biblical worldview says that the earth was created by intelligent design. The biblical worldview also says that God created the world in seven days. This is in stark contrast to the secular humanist’s view that the earth as we know it was formed over millions of years.
Secular Humanism says that humans were created randomly and are the result of evolution. While humans …show more content…
While the biblical worldview says that humans were created carefully with intention, the secular humanistic worldview says that humans were created by chance/accident. Secular humanists also say that humans are more evolved than animals, but not more important. They believe that animals are their ancestors, after all. The biblical worldview, on the other hand, says that humans were given authority over animals and are more important than animals.
The secular humanistic worldview says that mankind has no reason for existence. They were randomly created by evolution. Their only purpose is one that they have created for themselves.
The Bible says that mankind exists to know and to glorify God. Thus, the biblical worldview says that mankind exists for a purpose. In the secular humanistic worldview, unlike the biblical worldview, mankind has no purpose other than one that they have made for themselves.
According to the secular humanistic worldview, right and wrong are subjective to a person’s viewpoint. One person’s view of right and wrong could be very different than another’s, but a person shouldn’t judge another’s version of right and wrong. According to Powell, this view is called “ethical subjectivism.”