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Question 1

Tenets of secularism

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Materialism and naturalism

Question 2

Materialism

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The belief that reality is composed solely of matter

Question 3

Monism

Answer 3

Reality is composed of one essential substance

Question 4

Naturalism

Answer 4

All phenomena can be explained in the terms of natural causes

Question 5

Transhumanism

Answer 5

Movement that hopes to advance humanity beyond its limitations through biotechnology

Question 6

John Dewey

Answer 6

Father of American public education, wrote and signed the humanism manifesto

Question 7

Julian Huxley

Answer 7

All reality is a single process of evolution and modern science must rule out special creation or divine guidance

Question 8

Paul Kurtz

Answer 8

Founded a publishing company for the purpose of promoting secularism

Question 9

Corliss Lamont

Answer 9

If monistic theory is true then consciousness can’t survive the shock and disintegration of death

Question 10

Roy wood sellars

Answer 10

Professor that wrote and signed the humanist manifesto

Question 11

Know model

Answer 11

Spirit inside then soul(mind will emotions) then body

Question 12

Four horsemen of atheism

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Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and the late Christopher Hitchens,

Question 13

Humanist manifesto

Answer 13

The manifesto’s goal was to develop a new religious movement based on science, an inspirational faith to replace the dogmatic “old attitudes” promoted by theistic religions.