Critical Thinking World View
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Critical Thinking Assignment
Part I The Question of Origin-The Secular Humanism believe that life on earth is just a coincidence. They believe that earth just created itself 4.5 billion year ago out of no were. Humans and everything else on earth came to exist through a combination of chemicals that formed together over billions of years and gave us what we have today. (Weider, L., & Gutierrez, B. 2011). The Question of Identity- Secular Humanism believe that we have the same purposes as any other life-form: we must survive, acquire matter, reproduce, and gain knowledge. However, they believe we have more ways of learning and gaining intelligence than anything else. It is believed that we gain knowledge from our actions and things that we do every day unlike other animals and species. We have learned to record everything through abstract language and symbols. (The Modern Rationalist, June 2011) The Question of Meaning/Purpose: Secular Humanism believe that we as humans are successful because we all cooperate with each other. We all do compete with each other for power and our spouses, because we all have our own unique genes and ideas. But we all work together so that we survive and have success in our world. (The Modern Rationalist, June 2011) The Question of Morality-The Secular Humanism’s morality first start with the value in themselves. They feel they have to value their lives before the can anyone or anything else. They then value the ones around them; spouses, friends, and family. After the ones closest to them, next comes their tribes/community. They then have duties towards their state and countries. (The Modern Rationalist, June 2011) The Question of Destiny- Even though Secular Humanism’s think they will leave the earth and become this legacy all that really happens is that they now don’t exist. (Weider, L., & Gutierrez, B. 2011).
Part II The Question of Origin- “How did life begin and how did mankind come into
Critical Thinking Assignment
Part I The Question of Origin-The Secular Humanism believe that life on earth is just a coincidence. They believe that earth just created itself 4.5 billion year ago out of no were. Humans and everything else on earth came to exist through a combination of chemicals that formed together over billions of years and gave us what we have today. (Weider, L., & Gutierrez, B. 2011). The Question of Identity- Secular Humanism believe that we have the same purposes as any other life-form: we must survive, acquire matter, reproduce, and gain knowledge. However, they believe we have more ways of learning and gaining intelligence than anything else. It is believed that we gain knowledge from our actions and things that we do every day unlike other animals and species. We have learned to record everything through abstract language and symbols. (The Modern Rationalist, June 2011) The Question of Meaning/Purpose: Secular Humanism believe that we as humans are successful because we all cooperate with each other. We all do compete with each other for power and our spouses, because we all have our own unique genes and ideas. But we all work together so that we survive and have success in our world. (The Modern Rationalist, June 2011) The Question of Morality-The Secular Humanism’s morality first start with the value in themselves. They feel they have to value their lives before the can anyone or anything else. They then value the ones around them; spouses, friends, and family. After the ones closest to them, next comes their tribes/community. They then have duties towards their state and countries. (The Modern Rationalist, June 2011) The Question of Destiny- Even though Secular Humanism’s think they will leave the earth and become this legacy all that really happens is that they now don’t exist. (Weider, L., & Gutierrez, B. 2011).
Part II The Question of Origin- “How did life begin and how did mankind come into
References: The Modern Rationalist (2011). What is Secular Humanism? Retrieved from: http://www.modernrationalist.com/2011/june/page08.html Weider, L., & Gutierrez, B. (2011). Consider. Virginia Beach, VA: Academx Publishing Services, Inc.