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Humanism - affirms the dignity and worth of all people, based on the ability to
determine right and wrong by appeal to universal human qualities—particularly
rationality. Humanism entails a commitment to the search for truth and morality
through human means in support of human interests. According to humanism, it
is up to humans to find the truth, as opposed to seeking it through revelation,
mysticism, or tradition. Humanism asserts that knowledge of right and wrong is
based on one's best understanding of one's individual and joint interests, rather
than stemming from a transcendental truth or an arbitrarily local source.

Christian example: “The Bible says …..” Response: “Well, you may see it that way,
but I don’t. I have a right to my opinion and it is just as valid as yours!”

Humanism, like existentialism, finds it source of truth based on man’s own interests and desires. It
holds that man himself is the source of truth. To regulate behavior, the views of the majority are
deemed to be truth. According to the humanist, if 65% of the nation believes abortion is acceptable,
then it is acceptable and right.

Again, truth is not based on what man thinks. It is based on what God declares. It does not reside
within mankind. It has been declared by God Himself in His Word and through creation and is infallible.

Pantheism - literally means "God is All" and "All is God". It is the view that everything is
of an all-encompassing immanent abstract God; or that the universe, or nature, and God
are equivalent. Classical pantheism believes in a personal, conscious, and omniscient
God, and sees this God as uniting all true religions. Naturalistic pantheism believes in an
unconscious, non-sentient universe, which, while being holy and beautiful, is seen as
being a God in a non-traditional and impersonal sense.

Christian example: “God is everywhere. He is in the trees, the animals around us, and in
us. We should not do anything to harm our environment because in doing so, we harm God.”

Putting God into an object is to create an idol. God is omnipresent and is not limited by time and space.
But to say He resides in the creation is a grievous error. In I Corinthians 10, Paul’s reviews the history of
Israel when they wandered from God and began to worship idols. And in verse 14 he commands them
to flee from idolatry (making an animate object like deity). God created Adam to care for the creation
(Genesis 1:28-30) and as such, men today should care for the creation. But the creation is the
handiwork of God, not God Himself.

Behaviorism - is a philosophy based on the proposition that all things
which organisms do—including acting, thinking and feeling—can and
should be regarded as behaviors. Behaviors, as such, can be described
scientifically without recourse either to internal physiological events or to
hypothetical constructs such as the mind. According to the behaviorist,
there are no differences between publicly observable processes (such as
actions) and privately observable processes (such as thinking and feeling).

The behaviorist believes we are a product of our environment and behave
the way we do because of external forces acting upon us. A person’s

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