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Junior Cycle Religious Education: Non-religious world views

How often Non-religious world views comes up on the Religious Education papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Non-religious world views, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Non-religious world views.

(a)A humanist is best described as someone who…
  1. Believes in many gods and worships each one of them
  2. Lives by reason and care, without belief in a god
  3. Follows a holy book as the revealed word of God
(b)An atheist is a person who…
  1. Believes in God but never prays
  2. Is unsure whether God exists
  3. Does not believe that God exists
(c)Someone says: 'I don't think humans can ever know whether God exists.' This view is called…
  1. Agnosticism
  2. Monotheism
  3. Atheism
Show the answers

(a) Lives by reason and care, without belief in a god

(b) Does not believe that God exists

(c) Agnosticism

Your turn: Common Level questions on Non-religious world views.

Common Level

Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q12, Q15
2025Q12
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Q6

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Non-religious world views questions

Non-religious world views, 3 marks

Which statement about non-religious world views is correct?

  1. They are always opposed to every religion
  2. They have no values, rituals or moral rules at all
  3. They explain life without belief in the Divine
Show the answer

They explain life without belief in the Divine

Non-religious does not mean anti-religious. Humanists and atheists have strong values and rituals, and many work with people of faith for justice and peace.

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