Lesson 3: How should a person live according to Humanism

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Humanism 2025

Lesson 3

How should a person live according to humanists? 

Program

1. Welcome!

2. How should a person live according to humanists? 

3. Freedom of speech: What is allowed?

4. Charlie Hebdo

5. Schedule

Criteria for living​ (page 7)

1. You should treat every individual as equal. ​
2. Man should make something of life. ​
3. Man should take responsibility. ​
4. Man should release and set another free. ​
5. A man should use his mind. ​

           You should not blindly believe in what (political or spiritual) leaders say ​

           Resist any form of unreasonableness​

           Commit to upbringing and education

How should a person live according to humanists? 

- Go to page 9

- Make question 1, 2

Finished? Read the article about Charlie Hebdo on page 9

Make question 3, 4, 5 that follow after the article

Freedom of speech

Do you think there should be a limit to freedom of speech?

When is that limit reached?

What if freedom of speech conflicts with another fundamental right? 

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Charlie Hebdo

Question 3, 4, 5 on page 12

1. Using the humanist view of man, explain how a humanist would rate the attack on Charlie Hebdo.

They would condemn the attack . Freedom of speech is an important right. 

Assignment 3

Freedom of speech

Do you think there should be a limit to freedom of speech?

When is that limit reached?

What if freedom of speech conflicts with another fundamental right? 

Assignment 3  (page 10)

We are going to watch a video of ‘’Zondag met Lubach’’ about Grondwet Artikel 23 (Freedom of education). Answer the next questions: 

A. Do you think you should connect new ideas/thoughts at school? Why/why not? 

B. To what extent is freedom of education an important freedom in your opinion? 

C. Is Freedom of Speech more important than offending someone or a group? 

D. Do you need to be able to show (religious) cartoons? Explain.