Catholic Views On Secular Humanism

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This report will outline the views on the Catholic Church's traditions and the views on a Secular Worldview, the Secular View that will be discussed is Secular Humanism. Each group will be compared and contrasted with the other. There will be two questions that will be focused on throughout this report, “How do people determine right and wrong?” and also “Is there a meaning/purpose of life”. The word Secular, itself means that it has no connection to any religious or spiritual means. Secular Humanism is based around having no religious beliefs and Secular Humanists are solely rooted in the belief of Science and a strong opinion on having a fair ethical system in the world They believe there is no God or afterlife just the present world that …show more content…

They are always concerned about making everyone happy in the situation and the most ethically answering to their problems. Secular Humanists always aim to try and improve and change their own personal ethical principles by looking at the outcome of a situation that they are involved in and take into account the impact it will have on men and women around them and in the world as a whole. Secular Humanists often referring to themselves as “seeking the greater good” in their lives rather than following what a written text has stated. They believe nothing is “good” or “bad”, that each person gives them meaning, it is the person's choice whether it is good or …show more content…

They also believe that “meaning” itself is not something that is present in the world but is what the individual themselves creates in their life. Secular Humanists believe because there is not one soul meaning or purpose to life individuals themselves will create and grow different and personal meanings to their own life. Because they believe that each person is unique and different, it would be impossible to simply have one meaning or purpose for every single person in this world that would be able to be applied to all people. They believe that the main meaning of life, is in fact to live life and to live it to the absolute fullness. According to the “Secular Humanist Principles” there is a quote describing the purpose of life, “The purpose of life is to pursue happiness during our life. A good life is a happy and exciting life. The ultimate measure of life’s success is the happiness in our life.” So although they do not strictly have one set purpose in life, Secular Humanists believe that the only “purpose” of this life is to be

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