Year 5

What is a human?

In this lesson, we are going to introduce some key beliefs that Humanists hold. These include where humans come from and the qualities that make humans special. We will learn the terms theism, atheism and agnosticism and relate these to Humanist beliefs.

Year 5

What is a human?

In this lesson, we are going to introduce some key beliefs that Humanists hold. These include where humans come from and the qualities that make humans special. We will learn the terms theism, atheism and agnosticism and relate these to Humanist beliefs.

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we are going to introduce some key beliefs that Humanists hold.
  2. These include where humans come from and the qualities that make humans special.
  3. We will learn the terms theism, atheism and agnosticism and relate these to Humanist beliefs.

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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.
Where do Humanists believe that we came from?
Humans arrived in Earth during the Big Bang
Correct answer: Humans evolved from animals over millions of years
Humans evolved with the help of God
Humans were created by God
Q3.
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.
Q4.
Agnostics believe...
in evolution.
there is a god or creator of the world.
there is no god.
Correct answer: there is not enough evidence to prove there is a god.
Q5.
Humanists believe that humans are special because...
God helped us to evolve
We are all perfect
Correct answer: We evolved to be able to think, learn and make our own decisions
We were created by God