Q&A: Veritas 2020 #21 Introduction to Secular Worldviews (Part 1 of 3) (25:33)

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  1. What do Secular Humanism, materialism, naturalism, secularism, anti-humanism, and atheism have in common?
    They leave God out
  2. Why can identifying particular secular humanists be difficult?
    Some don’t like the label. They may even call themselves Christian.
  3. What supreme court justice identified secular humanism as a religion?
    Justice Hugo Black
  4. What is the Humanist Manifesto?
    A document that describes the Secular Humanist worldview
  5. How many versions of it have there been?
    three
  6. In what years was the Humanist Manifesto produced?
    1933, 1973, 2003
  7. Did early versions of the Humanist Manifesto call secular humanism a religion?
    yes
  8. Fill in the blanks: The 1973 version of the Humanist Manifesto contained the words, “No _________ shall save us. We must _____   __________.”
    . Deity (God) save ourselves
  9. Why do many Secular Humanists prefer not to be called a religion nowadays?
    They like to claim neutrality and a scientific outlook
  10. What’s a good definition of science?
    “The systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.” (Learning about the world by observation and experiment)
  11. How would many Secular Humanists like to define science?
    “A viewpoint according to which everything arises from natural properties and causes, and supernatural or spiritual explanations are excluded or discounted.” (A study of the world that leaves out God.)
  12. What’s wrong with their new definition?
    It’s really a definition of philosophical naturalism, not science.
  13. What’s the problem with trying to be “religiously neutral?”
    No one is neutral. Everyone has a belief. It either includes or excludes God, but it is a religious belief.
  14. What did the prominent secular humanist, John Dunphy, recommend?
    Using public schools to win students to the faith of secular humanism
  15. How are secular humanists indoctrinating college and high school students?
    By making sure that teachers and professors are indoctrinated in colleges and universities
  16. What does the LGBT revolution reveal about secular humanism?
    It is having a powerful effect. They are forcing so-called Christians and genuine Christians alike to take a stand.
  17. Do all secular humanists believe the same thing?
    No. There are some differences
  18. Are secular humanists our enemies?
    No. Satan and his demons are our enemies
  19. What do secular humanists believe about God?
    He doesn’t exist
  20. How can Christians be influenced by humanists in their belief about God?
    By living as if He weren’t there. Ignoring Him. Not worshipping Him.
  21. What is the famous humanist quote made by the ancient Greek scholar, Protagoras?  
    “Man is the measure of all things”
  22. Upon whose life was the movie, Unbroken, based?
    Louie Zamperini.
  23. How does the movie, Unbroken, illustrate the difference between humanism and Christianity?
    Even though Zamperini was an outspoken Christian, the movie was advertised as being about the “triumph of the human spirit.”