Atheism

Atheism

the belief that god does not exist

Agnosticism

the belief that humans cannot know whether god exists

Secularization theory

theory that states: as the world becomes more modern it will become less religious

SBNR

spiritual but not religious: an identity and social category

Anti-theism

strong rejection of god belief often marked by intense opposition to theists

Humanism

a worldview affirming the supreme importance of human beings

Secularism

a worldview that emphasizes life on earth opposed to transcendent realities

Secular humanism

a worldview that rejects religion and supernaturalism in order to emphasize and celebrate human life here and now

Naturalism

the view that everything is caused by and composed of natural entities that can be studied scientifically

Enlightenment

wide ranging european intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries

Pantheism

the belief that god and the natural world are identical, that divinity and the universe are one

Materialism

the view that everything originates in matter and is caused by material forces that can be studied scientifically

Nietzsche

“god is dead”

friedrich nietzsche: german theorist