Extract from Welsh Assembly debate on Reason to be Human—Celebrating World Humanist Day - June 20
Thursday, 21 June 2018 07:51
Mick Antoniw AM:...To this extent, humanism has many philosophical
and ethical similarities with basic Christian,
Buddhist, Jewish and Islamic religious beliefs. Humanists
often share values with religions, with many similarities with the
philosophy and ethics of Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Buddhism.
But, humanism is not based on the existence of God or bound to
any set of religious teachings or beliefs. It is a belief in reason
and autonomy as foundational aspects of...Request free trial
:...To this extent,
humanism has many philosophical and ethical similarities with basic
Christian, Buddhist, Jewish and Islamic religious
beliefs. Humanists often share values with religions, with many
similarities with the philosophy and ethics of Christianity,
Judaism, Islam and Buddhism. But, humanism is not based on the
existence of God or bound to any set of religious teachings or
beliefs. It is a belief in reason and autonomy as foundational
aspects of human existence. Humanists make their ethical decisions
based on reason, empathy and a concern for human beings and
other sentient animals...
...To ensure a fully inclusive civic ethic in our society, we must
recognise the rights of non-religious people. In 2015, , the former
, called for humanism
to be included in the English religious studies curriculum
alongside Christianity and Islam. He was amongst signatories
including prominent Jewish, Muslim and Sikh representatives, arguing
that the inclusion of non-religious ideas would be a more accurate
representation of modern Britain and would allow young people to
study a more representative sample of major world views that are
common in Britain today...
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