Views Of Secular Humanism

The question of Origin asks, “Where did I come from?” In Genesis, Christians believe that mankind was created by the one and only sovereign God. (Open Bible, 2015) Based on my reading, which also was in the book of Genesis, Christians worldview maintain that

However, opposed to the secularist thoughts that we are yet negligible creatures, the bible lets us know that we are a unique creation, framed in Gods image. God created Adam in his image, giving him

Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary gives several definitions for humanism, a word which made its appearance in 1832. The first is "a devotion to the humanities or the revival of class, individualistic and critical spirit, and emphasis on secular concerns characteristic of the Renaissance." Renaissance is capitalized. Another definition reads as follows: "a doctrine, attitude, or

The question of origins is one of the four main questions in life. Where did I come from? The answer Christianity provides is creation. In Genesis 1:1-2, a Christian learns that God created the world out of nothing. God spoke all things into existence. He also created man in his image with a special purpose. God created man in his likeness in order for an individual to share some of his same attributes; such as having compassion, mercy, grace, fellowship,

Humanity was originally created in the likeness of God, to walk in his presence; they were made distinctly human with the ability to reason. Humanity knows love because they are made of love, in the image of God who is love. (1 John 4:16) After the Fall, humans are no longer pure enough to walk in His presence and are punished for the sins they have committed. The purpose of humankind changes from caring for the earth and all its inhabitants; to spreading the word of the Lord. The Christian Worldview recognizes that humankind is sinful by nature because Adam and Eve, God in his graciousness sent His only son to die on the cross to atone for those sins.

The Wizard of Oz is a classic movie that is known for its playfulness, Technicolor, and fairytale like storyline. However, when we take a deeper look at the meaning and message behind this movie, we will find that there is more to this story than initially meets the eye. I am going to argue that this movie promotes secular humanism. This is broader than atheism because it not only dismisses the existence of a superior being, but it also recognizes that humanity is capable of self-fulfillment on its own and that ethics should form due to the results that they yield rather than from a superior being (“What Is Secular Humanism?”). “Secular Humanism is a life philosophy that does not believe in the existence of divine intervention” (Kirschenbaum 26). The Wizard of Oz is about a journey from belief in a superior being to realizing that one doesn’t exist. This is not because this is what happens to the protagonist, Dorothy, but because as an audience, we should learn what Dorothy doesn’t seem to. The reason that Dorothy doesn’t convert to a secular mindset by the end of the movie is because the message would not be able to reach as many people that way. When this movie came out, a majority of people would reject it if it were obviously trying to promote something other than religion. By being subtle with the overall message of secular humanism, this movie has been viewed and accepted by generations. To prove this point, I will first discuss

Analyse the key beliefs of a religious and secular world view in relation to ultimate questions – Taylor Murfitt.

The Question of Origin. There are many beliefs as to where we came from. Naturalism believes that we “evolved” from a simpler life form or by accident (All About Worldview: Where Did we Come From?, 2015). That we exist because of science. Pantheism believes that everything exists together. That life is a circle (Rusbult, n.d.). Theism is the belief that there is something greater that created everything (Rusbult, n.d.). According to the Bible (Gen. 1:26-27), God created man

Society has continuously changed, transformed and grown over the years. Recently the nature of society is one of mass culture, emphasizing conformity. Now a days the influence and pull of society is harder to ignore especially with all the technological advancements making it much more apparent and influential everywhere we go. With its increasing presence and influence in addition to its encouragement of conformity, it is this culture that contributes to the increase in secularism. Conformity diminishes the importance of the individual and their place in society. Psychological research points to the importance of feelings of belonging, acceptance and mattering as crucial components to emotional well-being. Because these needs are essential

Christianity and Humanism, based on an average intelligence of the principals, appear to be compatible. Christianity, a religion based on the belief of one, omniscient God, occupies some place in everyone’s life. Whether it is your religion, people around you believe, or you’ve heard of it, Christianity commonly affects lives around the world. Christians believe in God, who sent Jesus to suffer and die on the cross for everyone’s sins. As long as you accept, believe, and commit to God and living God-like, you will go to heaven.

There is a strong Christian stance against humanism because humanists believe things that go against Christian beliefs such as their beliefs that God’s existence cannot be proved, people are thrown into this life without meaning except for the meaning they make for themselves, and that there is no God. As Christians, we know that God exists and could be proved through our faith and personal relationship with Him. We also believe that God knew us by name and knew our purpose even before we were born because Jeremiah 1:5 states, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” meaning that we as Christians have a purpose in this life.

At first, humanism was actually thought by some to be a way of validating and supporting the Church. With man being viewed as the measure of all things, and man being created in the image of God, it would be shown how God is perfect in every way. Pico della Mirandola's literary work Oration on the Dignity of Man is a clear example of how the early goal of humanism was to create a better understanding of God, stating how humanity is the apex of creation, creating a link with the world of God and of the creation (Cunningham 24).

Humanity would then have a purpose to be on this earth and would care what others believe or don’t believe in. Humanities purpose would be to worship God for his great gift of grace, and to bring others to come to the knowledge of the Lord. Christian’s personal God can provide salvation, freedom, and a purpose for all. This also leads to the question of how humans know right from wrong. If humanity and the universe is impersonal, then who created the moral structure that humans live by? The hard truth is that only a divine personal being can have the power and want to create a moral structure for humanity. That divine being who created the moral structure is the triune God.

In the bible, it is said that God made the heavens and the earth, but that humanity flourished from Adam and Eve. It is said Eve was made from Adams rib, but for him to have someone so Adam was not lonely. Then it’s said God makes everyone in his own image and that we are made from sand. Humanity relates to the world because, without humans, there would be nobody here to pass on the thoughts of God. No one would know he (God) exists because he wouldn’t have had a son to show and follow his word, guide his commands through to the people. Humanity and the world are needed together if not there would be no knowledge of the Christian religion or of “God”. Humanities purpose is sort of complex because there are so many reasons and ideas that people have of too why we are here, but the bibles tells us that the sole purpose of human existence is to get married and make children, worship God, follow his word, never question him, stay away from evil things such as: adultery, killing people. The purpose of human existence, has changed from what God wanted it to be and people hardly follow his commands anymore humans do what they want to do. As far as life on other planets are concerned, there are no other life forms beyond this world that we know of that’s why in today’s time we have sent people and rovers to other planets to see if there are other life forms other

Through out history, as man progressed from a primitive animal to a "human being" capable of thought and reason, mankind has had to throw questions about the meaning of our own existence to ourselves. Out of those trail of thoughts appeared religion, art, and philosophy, the fundamental process of questioning about existence. Who we are, how we came to be, where we are going, what the most ideal state is....... All these questions had to be asked and if not given a definite answer, then at least given some idea as to how to begin to search for, as humans probed deeper and deeper into the riddle that we were all born into.