WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE AMERICAS PREHISTORYAD 1570

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does it mean for something to be “secular”?
A
Not Religious
B
Divisive
C
Overpowering
D
Grand
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Is secular always related to religion? In contemporary English, secular is primarily used to distinguish something (such as an attitude, belief, or position) that is not specifically religious or sectarian in nature (for example, music with no religious connection or affiliation might be described as “secular").

Detailed explanation-2: -A secular religion is a communal belief system that often rejects or neglects the metaphysical aspects of the supernatural, commonly associated with traditional religion, instead placing typical religious qualities in earthly entities.

Detailed explanation-3: -You may be surprised to know that while most secularists are atheists, some secularists are actually believers in a faith. While they believe, they don’t think that belief is a reason for special treatment.

Detailed explanation-4: -The term “Secular” means being “separate” from religion or having no religious basis. Religion is open to one and all and is given as a personal choice to an individual without any different treatment to the latter.

Detailed explanation-5: -Atheism is itself a belief system, whereas secularism is a political doctrine. As a doctrine it is supposed to ensure that all perspectives on belief and non-belief can be freely expressed in public life, and indeed that the state is not actively promoting one belief, rather than another, or indeed none at all.

Detailed explanation-6: -2 The literal definition of “atheist” is “a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods, ‘’ according to Merriam-Webster. And the vast majority of U.S. atheists fit this description: 81% say they do not believe in God or a higher power or in a spiritual force of any kind.

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