Main Tenets on Non-Religious People
Religious Studies: KS3, topic 4.1.2
Main Tenets on Non-Religious People
Modern Humanism emphasizes reason, science, and morality without belief in God or the afterlife.
Humanists UK
- Historic atheism may not have had a clear set of beliefs and principles.
- Modern humanism does have a set of principles they subscribe to.
- Humanists UK is the main organisation that sets out the belief system of humanists and those who do not believe in God or that there is life after death.
- Humanists UK was previously called the British Humanist Association.
Humanist believes
- Humanists believe that we should look to reason and common sense as the guide for our lives and decisions.
- Humanists believe that science has all the answers as it is always backed by empirical evidence.
Atheist believes
- Morality comes from within every human being.
- Atheists assert that we can consistently do good to our fellow humans without the need for a God who provides a moral code of behaviour.
Test yourself on Main Tenets on Non-Religious People
What is the main organisation that sets out the belief system of Humanists in the UK?