Worldviews — Religious and Non-Religious
What's covered
Key facts
An agnostic says one cannot be certain whether God exists.
Humanism centres on human reason and human welfare.
Jeremy Bentham founded utilitarianism (late 18th / early 19th century).
Everyone has a worldview, whether they realise it or not.
A society with many worldviews is called diverse.
One might be agnostic because the question of God's existence seems too hard to answer with certainty.
Humanism is a non-religious life stance.
Deontology is following moral duties strictly, regardless of consequences.
A worldview is sometimes called a "life stance".
Diversity (or pluralism) is the attitude that welcomes different worldviews.
Sample questions
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What is atheism?
- •Belief in many gods or spirits
- ✓Belief no god exists
- •Belief that God cannot be known
- •Uncertainty about whether God exists
What is humanism?
- •Belief in one God and human dignity
- •Branch of liberal Christianity
- ✓Non-religious life stance
- •Philosophical defence of sacred texts
What is secular ethics?
- •Ethics approved by a church authority
- •Ethics based on natural law theology
- •Ethics derived from scripture
- ✓Ethics without religion
What is a worldview?
- •a religious text for guidance
- •a scientific method for nature
- •a shared cultural tradition
- ✓How someone sees the world
Does upbringing affect worldview?
- •No — worldview is innate
- •Only in adulthood
- •Only in religious families
- ✓Yes — strongly
What is agnosticism?
- •Accepting all religions as equally true
- •Believing that God definitely does not exist
- •Choosing not to follow any religion
- ✓Not knowing if God exists
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