Worldview Of Secular Humanism

The Bible tells us that man was newborns, children, and adults are all here by the grace of God. Yes, as humans we add meaning and purpose to our life. However, our main purpose from day one is to worship him. (126)

Secular humanists trust that humanity is a very developed creature, and are continually looking for essential truth through test and perception. “To the secularist, we are nothing more than an advanced animal.” (Weider p.57) Since man was developed from creatures, we are not above them and ought to treat all of existence with the same regard.

In today’s society it is hard to be a teacher; especially, in a secular school. The students in this setting need Christian teachers more than anything. The children today need to have a teacher that has biblical values and understands just how important it is to live by these values. Before stepping foot into a classroom, a teacher really needs to understand that each child’s worldview will make a difference as to how the teacher leads her instruction and how the students processes the instruction that is given to them. We are there to encourage our students to take a good look at them self and really examine what they believe their worldview is. This being said, we really need to understand what a worldview is, why integrating our worldview into the classroom is so important, what it really means when someone talk about integrating, and how a teacher can begin to develop worldview integrative activities in a secular and Christian school environment.

Christians believe God created humans in his image and likeness. Humans are lower than the angels but above all living things. For Humanist, Humans are simply part of evolution and that life is not sacred. We as humans do not have meaning but in the eyes of a Christian, we are part of God’s greatest creation.

The Christian believes that God created the human from earth matter and the human was created with a purpose: to improve the world and serve God (see Genesis.) Also to be exemplary and moral and to imitate God.

The question identity was difficult to understand for Buddhism because in Buddhism they think it is a waste of time to think of where we came from. According to Buddha we did not exist so how would we understand our identity. However, in Christianity we believe that we were created in Gods image. Christian think that we were made above the animals, but lower than the angels. (Ps. 8:5) Also, man was created to take care of all of Gods creations and it includes the animals and earth. (Gen. 2:15)

What are the biggest differences between a secular and a Christian worldview? Why is this an important question for this particular study of the Old Testament?

In this report I will be both contrasting and comparing the religious view of Catholicism and the world view of Secular Humanism. The three questions I will be analysing through the religious view of Catholicism and the world view Secular Humanism include:

Secular Humanism is a rational system of beliefs that focuses on human thoughts, actions and values. It’s an attempt to function outside of Christianity. Secular Humanism shares with nonbeliever’s the notion that anything supernatural or religious should be prohibited. However, within Secular Humanism is the belief that the human is the peak of creation. They believe that human reason, and physical standards should be stressed in the areas of ethics and belief systems. Since the search for truth within Secular Humanism is defined by human ethics and standards not God. Secular Humanism values for facts are inconsistent. This worldview requires an individual to explore all matters necessary to search for truth and not just accept faith as a practical

Secular Humanism does not believe in the ultimate authority. Secular Humanists reject the fact that there is a God and denounce His authority over mankind. Scientific knowledge and human abilities is reverenced as the ultimate truth within the universe.

All systems of thought and each worldview have a notion of God. Secular humanism is defined as a belief system where humanity is the sovereign of all beings, and where reality and information rests in science and reason. The secular humanistic worldview started as a substitute among religions. Humanism is not a religious belief system in itself, while secular means “not religious.” A religion is any system of belief that informs an individual’s worldview. The secular humanistic worldview has a distinctive belief on many disciplines such as theology, ethics, and evolution among others. Thus, the thesis of this paper is; the secular humanism worldview is religious, as secular humanists uphold beliefs and values that hold them with dedication. The purpose of this research paper is to discuss whether the secular humanistic worldview is indeed religious and how it has influenced the American Culture. Secular humanism is nontheistic and religious because it directs itself towards beliefs and practices that are in active opposition to customary theism. According to the Humanistic Manifestos I and II, secular humanism is a religious and philosophical moral point of view (House 381).

The Question of Identity – In the Christian worldview, identity is constructed by the understanding of who we are in God’s eyes. We are beings made in the image of God. The scriptural answer to this question is found in Genesis 1:26-27. “Theism views God as eternal and that mankind is a special creation of God.” (Weider & Gutierrez, 2011) Islamic Identity is based on a lifestyle lead by Muslims.

A key distinction between naturalistic "secular humanism" and Christianity would be the view of life after death. "Secular humanism," being limited to this world, would not acknowledge

In this report I will be comparing and contrasting the similarities and differences between the religious tradition Christianity, with the world view of Secular Humanism.

A similarity is that both Catholicism and Secular Humanism believe that there is a moral code which must be followed to live a peaceful life, however they differ as to the origin, with Catholicism being that God created the moral compass whereas Secular Humanists believe that human character and behaviour created moral beliefs. Both believe in the ethical principles and the dignity and worth of all people and creation. Both also believe in the truth setting individuals free and that there is a purpose in life. Another similarity is that both believe that something happened in the universe a long time ago which created human life and the earth which we live on.