Religion of Humanity

High school (ages 12+)
Philosophy & Big Questions

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/religion-of-humanity

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the proposed by?Auguste Comte
2. What is the origin?France, mid-19th century
3. Who created the Religion of Humanity and when?It was created by Auguste Comte, a scientist and thinker, in the middle of the 1800s.
4. What are Chapels of Humanity and what do they do?Chapels of Humanity are special places where people gather to learn, celebrate human achievements, and feel part of a big community, not to pray to a god.

Positivism: A philosophical system that holds that knowledge is derived from sensory experience and is best gained through scientific method.
Secular Religion: A non-theistic belief system or ethical framework that provides a sense of community, meaning, and moral guidance.
Anthropocentric: Considering human beings as the most significant entity in the universe or interpreting the world solely from a human perspective.