Humanism-Doctrine Flashcards
How people behave (what is)
Morals
A transcendent norm of behavior (what ought to be)
Ethics
The ability to understand the perspective of others
Empathy
Comprehensive set of truth claims that purports to paint a picture of reality
Formal Worldview
What is the comprehensive set of truth claims taught at MVCS?
Christianity
Humanism beliefs that who is responsible for the realization of an individual’s dreams and achievements
Yourself
Humanism puts its faith in man’s ____________ achievements
Scientific
Humanism rejects dualism which is?
Rejecting the belief of having body, soul, and spirit
Humanism believes the universe was ___________ and was not __________
Self-existed not created
How does the Humanist manifesto explain where man came from ?
Emerged from Nature through a continuous process
What two methods does the Humanist Manifesto promote when an individual is “determining existence and the value of any and all realities”?
Intelligence Inquiry
Make an assessment of how it relates to human needs
The Humanist Manifesto states that “religion must formulate its hopes and plans in the light of the ________ _________ and _________
Scientific spirit and method
What is being transferred when the Humanist Manifesto makes the above mentioned claim?
Transfers authority to science
Humanists do not believe that the value of an individual’s self-worth can be found in a relationship with God through _______ or _______
Worship or prayer
Humanists believe that the value of an individual’s self worth is to be found in relationships with _______
Others
Humanists believe that traditional religion gives individual’s false _______ and wishful ________
False hope and Wishful thinking
What 3 examples do the writers of the Humanist Manifesto called “advancements” to conclude that a new situation has been created “which requires a new statement of the means and purposes of religion”?
Mans larger understanding of the universe
scientific achievements
deeper appreciation of brotherhood (know why for brotherhood)
The system of what people believe and how people believe
Doctrine
What kind of language is the following statement “The great danger of a final, and we believe fatal, identification of the word religion with doctrines and methods which have lost their significance and which are powerless to solve the problem of human living in the 20th century”?
Assumption language
The Humanist Manifesto states that religion is to meet which two needs of humanity?
Adequate social goals and personal satisfactions
How does the Humanist Manifesto believe that humans can come to a “complete realization of the human personality”?
By fulfilling oneself in the here and now
What does the Humanist Manifesto believe is the correct manner for humans to express their religious emotions?
Through a heightened personal life and a cooperative effort
How does Christianity believe individuals are to express their “religious emotions”?
Loving God and loving others
The Humanist Manifesto states that man will learn to face the crisis of life in terms of which two manners?
Knowledge of naturalness and probability
Which two areas of academic curriculum is identified in the above mentioned problem?
Science (naturalness) and math (probability)
Furthermore, the Humanist Manifesto states that man will no longer face the crises of life in which three manners?
Sentimental hopes, unreal hopes, and wishful thinking
What are the two ways advised in the Humanist Manifesto in order to ensure that man will face the crises of life in the way they have determined to be correct?
Fostered by education and supported by custom
What has been created in the U.S. government that illustrates the following statement: “We assume the humanism will take the path of social and mental hygiene”?
Welfare system
What economic structure does the Humanist Manifesto promote?
Socialism
What economic structure does the Humanist Manifesto reject?
Capitalism
The Humanist Manifesto states that all association and institutions exist for what purpose?
Fulfillment of human life
What were the two primary reason why the ideas in the Humanist Manifesto found an acceptable audience in Western civilization?
Appeals to everyone’s sinful nature and appeals to those seeking freedom from organized religion
What makes the Humanist Manifesto a religious document?
Has a set of principles and values that an individual is to adhere to by faith
Draw and label Maslow’s theory of the “Hierarchy of Needs” that he presented in 1943.
(From bottom to top/inside out)
- I-centered
- Basic needs (personal)
- Safety
- Social
- Self-esteem
- Self actualization
What are the two-fold logical fallacies in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?
- Spending your entire life working towards the concept of self actualization, you will never achieve self actualization.
- Your self interest are going to get into the way of others self interests. Promoting all of your self interests will collide with others. Collisions.
What did the Humanist Manifesto state that traditional religion did?
Gave people false hopes
What is revealed behind every truth claim of God?
The character of God
What is the primary reason that we do not hear from God?
We don’t belong to God
What does the Humanist Manifesto promote as the “needs of humanity”?
Personal Satisfaction
