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Secular Humanism compared with Christianity
in terms of Religious Experience.
Secular Humanists and Christians hold similar views in terms of the value they place on humans, but demonstrate very different views in their beliefs on ultimate reality and connection with the supernatural and this can be seen in how the two different ideologies define religious experience.
For Christians religious experience involves individual connection with the sacred or supernatural. Secular Humanists however see it as experience that gives significance and redirection to human life and do not believe that it has any connection with a supernatural force. In fact humanists derive their experience from the power of humanity, its achievements and relationships. These two dissimilar approaches to religious experience are a manifestation of the very different belief systems that Christianity and Secular Humanism uphold which over many years have shaped they way that people of these denominations think and act. ...
Secular Humanism is a way of looking at the world that emphasizes the importance of human beings, their nature and place in the universe. The view was first created in the Renaissance where the Christian idea that all humanity was sinful and life on earth should be despised was overthrown. In these times religious power and the emphasis of the control of God diminished humanity’s power to solve human problems themselves. ...
Christianity and Secular Humanism are very alike in the way they value human life and moral standing but these views stem from very different belief systems. The reason why Humanists live the way they do is intangible compared to the way in which Christians live for God and to achieve salvation.
Approximate Word count = 1249
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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