ABSTRACT Secular humanism possess the belief that humans have the power of being moral and ethical creatures without religion; therefore without the guidance of God. Their viewpoint is not based on the grounds of humans being inherently evil or innately good‚ nor does this belief sees humans as superior to nature. Secular humanism search for truth mainly based on science and philosophy while Christianity is based on miracles and the belief that humans were created in the “image” of God. The two
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Humanism as the specific system of views had been forming for centuries‚ absorbing various approaches to the issue of man. As a rule‚ humanism is defined in terms of several essential meanings. One of these meanings of humanism is the movement of educated people united by the interest in antiquity which was formed in the Renaissance mainly in Italy. Besides‚ humanism is understood as a special type of philosophical ideology‚ in the centre of which there is man as an individual with his goals and
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Humanism‚ behaviorism‚ and the cognitive theory Depending on how you look at it humanists‚ behaviorists‚ and cognitivists can be very different or very much alike. When looking at the three side by side humanists are the least structured‚ behaviorists are the most structured‚ and cognitivists fall somewhere in between. Each theory has its own ideas and ways of learning. Humanism believes learning occurs primarily through reflection on personal experiences. Cognitivism thinks learning occurs
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Humanism Humanism is reasoning that bloomed amid the Renaissance. The sciences tested the power of God’s celestial arrangement‚ which as per the medieval mentality‚ represented everything about the universes constitution. Humanism rather grasped examining and signed keeping in mind the end goal to pick up a superior comprehension of God’s creation‚ and thus to do respect to the heavenly arrangement. This oppositely limited perspective empowered the humanists to recuperate the achievements of a traditional
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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
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My current worldview from a Secular Humanism standpoint is one that is not based upon any religious information or beliefs but feels as a human being there are certain morals and values that one should have based upon the fact that you are a human. You do not need any instructions to show you how to be a good person or how to make decisions; that is what the laws in your state placed by the government is for: the only real information is what you find for yourself and if you are not able to prove
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pre-meditated murder. From my point of view as a secular humanist‚ death penalty should be banned as a form of punishment. Secular humanism is a philosophical school of thought that advocates the use of reason‚ compassion‚ scientific inquiry‚ ethics‚ justice‚ and equality. It appeals to agnostics‚ atheists‚ freethinkers‚ rationalists‚ skeptics‚ and materialists. Secular Humanism often finds itself in conflict with religious fundamentalism over the issue of separation of church and state. They believe
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themselves to be Christians. But‚ the Catholic worldview is declining and is under attack from what most call secular humanism. We must be very careful to define what we mean by humanism. By humanism we are not talking about humanitarianism. Humanitarianism means
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Renaissance Humanism And the Individual’s’ Role in Society Humanism emphasize the importance of the Individual‚ promoted emotions and rational thought partly while rebelling against medieval traditions and views on religion‚ de-emphasizing sacrifice and devotion to prayer and other spiritual matters. Humanist scholars were attracted to classical literature of the Romans and Greeks‚ bringing secularism‚ rhetoric‚ and focus on logic to Europe‚ which is part of why scholars gradually floated away
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Almost everything that happened in ancient Greece influenced us‚ but art and architecture is the area the Greeks made the biggest contribution. To begin with‚ the ancient Greeks influenced the way many of the sculptures are today. The sculptures that were men were called Kouroi‚ the women were called Korai. Back in ancient Greece the sculptors began to create and sculpt their statues in more relaxed postures. Occasionally‚ they constructed their sculptures in an action scene. Sculptors oftenly were
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