PPT-Humanist perspective:

The problem of evil Why do bad things happen God is punishing us for things we have done wrong We could not be as kind or brave if there were no suffering or danger in the world God is testing our faith. Kochhar Humanist Education Center of the American Humanist Association E stablishing Humanist Education Programs for Children 1 Establishing Humanist Education Programs For Children CONTENTS Lett Questions. Think of a time when you changed your mind about something.. What caused your new way of thinking to come about?. Were you influenced by other people, by things you saw or read, or by some other factor?. IN SOCIAL STUDIES . OF . TEACHING AND LEARNING IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Supardi. Yogyakarta State University. Globalization. Rate of abortion (abortion) is illegal in Indonesia: 2.5 million cases each year (Suara Merdeka, 18 April 2012). . How did the Renaissance change the nature of society.. Humanism: Renaissance Philosophy. Humanism. Was . a . philosophy. , or way of . thought. . . Humanist . thought came from . Classical. writings. Susan Clements-Vivian. Illuminated manuscript. Psalter-Hours. English, 13th Century A.D.. Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD.. Before the invention of the printing press, . handwritten documents were riddled with errors. Euthanasia. Voluntary euthanasia. , sometimes called ‘. assisted suicide. ’, is used in cases where the sufferer has made it clear that he or she wishes to die and has requested help to bring this about.. By Andrew Edmondson. To believe or not to believe?. Our worldview, religious or otherwise, partly depends on what we believe about death.. Whatever our beliefs, happiness is our common goal, in this life or the next.. Admiring symbolic buildings and natural beauty. How could you represent these words in a building?. One life. Happiness. Friendship. Community. Humanity. Progress. Empathy. Science. The arts. Creativity. Humanists base their moral decisions on . empathy. , . reason. , . evidence. , and . respect for the dignity of each person. .. Humanists will consider the evidence and the potential . consequences. of their actions, trying to find the course of action that leads to the least harm.. Asserts that people’s thoughts and behaviors are motivated by powerful, unconscious drives and inner-conflicts.. Terms you’ll hear. : Sigmund Freud, unconscious, “Freudian slip,” “Oedipus Complex,” sexuality, fears, desires, free association. Use discretion with some topics depending on the age of the children. Remember you are there to describe Humanism, not to criticise and challenge religion. It is often best not to focus on arguments for and against the existence of a god or an afterlife, but better to simply state that humanists see no evidence for either, then present the positive values of Humanism.. Humanist perspective: Euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia , sometimes called ‘ assisted suicide ’, is used in cases where the sufferer has made it clear that he or she wishes to die and has requested help to bring this about. Admiring symbolic buildings and natural beauty. How could you represent these words in a building?. One life. Happiness. Friendship. Community. Humanity. Progress. Empathy. Science. The arts. Creativity. humanism started . to grow and the work of some humanist thinkers. Our Learning Journey. Ethics, Philosophy and Religion. Describe how humanism began to grow.. Explain some of the famous humanist writers views on God.