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Can I write an essay about Humanism?

In this lesson we are going to put all of our knowledge together to write our essay about Humanism and why it is so unique.

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Year 5

Can I write an essay about Humanism?

In this lesson we are going to put all of our knowledge together to write our essay about Humanism and why it is so unique.

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Key learning points

  1. Pupils will review and bring together their knowledge to write a synoptic essay aimed at answering the question of: Why is Humanism not a religion?

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5 Questions

Q1.
Humanists believe that humans were created by a god or another supernatural power. True or false?
Correct answer: False
True
Q2.
Humanists would describe themselves as...
Correct answer: Atheists or agnostics - do not believe in a god, or do not think we can ever know if a god exists.
Theists - believe in a god or supernatural power
Q3.
How might a humanist try to find the truth about something?
By asking a family member
By praying to a god
By reading a religious text
Correct answer: Through research and evidence
Q4.
Humanists decide what is right or wrong by...
Correct answer: Considering each situation carefully and thinking about how their actions affect others
Doing exactly as they are told
Thinking about what a religious text would say
Walking away from the situation
Q5.
Humanists believe that...
Correct answer: There is no afterlife, this is the only life we have
When we die, nobody will remember us
When we die, we are born again
When we die, we live on in an afterlife

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5 Questions

Q1.
Atheists believe...
in evolution.
there is a god or creator of the world.
Correct answer: there is no god.
there is not enough evidence to prove there is a god.
Q2.
Humanists believe that...
We should accept everything we are told
We should never question things that friends or family members tell us
Correct answer: We should think about answers for ourselves and ask questions
We should trust everything if it is written down
Q3.
Where do Humanists get their rules?
A set religious text
Asking their leaders
The internet
Correct answer: They do not have a set of rules written down
Q4.
Humanists believe that life is finite, which makes this life..
Correct answer: More meaningful and valuable
Pointless
Scary
Shorter
Q5.
Which of these best describes 'secularism'?
Everyone believing in God
Everyone having exactly the same beliefs
Correct answer: Everyone having freedom to choose their own beliefs
The government of a country deciding what people can or can't believe