Secularism 1. a doctrine that rejects religion, esp. in ethics. 2. the attitude that religion should have no place in civil affairs.
Humanism the rejection of religion in favour of a belief in the advancement of humanity by its own efforts.
Atheism rejection of belief in God or Gods.
Fundamentalism (Relating to Christianity) the view that the Bible is divinely inspired and is literally true. (Relating to Islam) a movement favouring strict observance of the teachings of the Koran and Islamic law.
“I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own—a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty.” Albert Einstein, column for The New York Times, Nov. 9, 1930.
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