Religion
Meaning
Ethics
Future
Monotheism
Monotheism means the worship of one god.
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all monotheistic religions: God demands an exclusive relationship with His followers and an acknowledgement of His unique power.
All major monotheistic faiths have a concept of the 'end of days' or final judgment
Deism
God as the divine watchmaker.
God sent into motion the universe with His power but we are now able to use our own reason to govern our lives.
Enlightened reason and science is the best way to understand the future.
Naturalism
The natural world is the source of meaning.
Ethics can be found 'in nature.'
Rather than formal religion, we must look to nature for guidance.
Nihilism
Life has no inherent meaning.
There is no system of morality inherent to the human condition beyond that which we construct.
We are adrift and not heading to a purposeful future.
Existentialism
There is no inherent meaning: we have a responsibility to construct meaning.
Given that human beings are totally free, we must create moral structures for ourselves that are useful.
We must move forward and not be curtailed...
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