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Being a hot topic in America, the environmentalism movement has gained momentum over the past 40 years, and one scientist thinks the radical belief in saving the planet stems from secular humanism.

Dr. Jason Lisle, speaker and researcher for the apologetics ministry Answers in Genesis (AIG), believes secular humanism, among other beliefs, is a rising ideal that competes with Christianity in the nation.

"The main competitor at this time is the view that human beings — independent of God — determine truth, morality, meaning and purpose in life," Lisle suggests. "We should consider the fact that human beings were created to worship God. When they reject God, their need to worship remains. They tend to worship what God has created rather than God himself."

He feels that America's new trend is a belief where the concern is not God, but that it is spirituality and humanity's relationship with nature. He adds that secular humanism leads to an elevated view of the earth and creation instead of its creator.

"They tend to have an extreme view, which we might call 'hyper-environmentalism,' in which the earth is elevated to almost a god-like status," Lisle explains. "Many hyper-environmentalists are secular humanists, who see religion in general (and the Christian religion specifically) as detrimental to humanity."

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