A worldview can be defined as a way of looking at the world (“Lecture 1”, 2016). It can be compared to a pair of lenses that help answer some of life’s greatest questions. It is the foundation for someone’s core beliefs and it is important for people to build up their own worldview to gain a better understand of the world around them. To do so, one must determine what spirituality, pluralism, scientism, and postmodernism mean to them. One must also consider the seven basic worldview questions: “What is prime reality? What is the nature of the world around us? What is a human being? What happens to a person at death? Why is it possible to know anything at all? How do we know what is right or wrong? And what is the meaning of human history?”
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Pluralism means that there is more than one idea, principle, group, etc. It can be applied to anything, but is often used in culture and religion. Cultural pluralism occurs when cultures collide and merge their beliefs, values, and habits through communication and travel. Religious pluralism occurs when someone, or a group, believe in multiple ideas about the world and how it came to be (Shelly & Miller, 2006). The term “scientism” is also most often used in religion. It is the belief that science can explain ultimate reality, human beings, and any other of life’s questions (Shelly & Miller, 2006). It can also be defined as the one and only way to have knowledge about reality (“Lecture 1”, 2016). Postmodernism is another worldview that is becoming more popular because scientists argue that people live in a postmodern world. This is a belief that science does not give meaning to life, but suggests that one should find harmony in the world. This idea also rejects the idea of dualism (Shelly & Miller, 2006).
Seven Basic Worldview Questions Worldviews should give people a foundation for what they believe about reality. To truly understand one’s own personal worldview, it should answer the seven basic worldview questions. People can answer these questions based on the Bible, science, experience, etc. Everyone answers these questions …show more content…
From a scientific standpoint, human beings are known as Homo sapiens. It can be believed that modern day Homo sapiens evolved from apes (Bertka & Miller, 2010). But this is very unlikely because God created man in his own image (Genesis 1:27). Human beings are something that God creates with intention and love. It is not something that happens on accident or by evolution.
What happens to a person at death? When a person dies, their journey is not over. There is an afterlife in which one is reunited with their earthly family, friends and Father in Heaven. This is a logical explanation because it coincides with the Christian worldview. It is also closely related to the other worldview questions because the answers are all similar in that God is the ultimate creator and has a plan for every single person.
Why is it possible to know anything at all? Epistemology is having knowledge about reality (Shelly & Miller, 2006). Humans are able to gain knowledge through the power of God who is omnipotent. He is the source of all knowledge. Although human beings are incapable of being all-powerful and all-knowing, they can turn to God to gain understanding of this life and the life to
Pluralism means that there is more than one idea, principle, group, etc. It can be applied to anything, but is often used in culture and religion. Cultural pluralism occurs when cultures collide and merge their beliefs, values, and habits through communication and travel. Religious pluralism occurs when someone, or a group, believe in multiple ideas about the world and how it came to be (Shelly & Miller, 2006). The term “scientism” is also most often used in religion. It is the belief that science can explain ultimate reality, human beings, and any other of life’s questions (Shelly & Miller, 2006). It can also be defined as the one and only way to have knowledge about reality (“Lecture 1”, 2016). Postmodernism is another worldview that is becoming more popular because scientists argue that people live in a postmodern world. This is a belief that science does not give meaning to life, but suggests that one should find harmony in the world. This idea also rejects the idea of dualism (Shelly & Miller, 2006).
Seven Basic Worldview Questions Worldviews should give people a foundation for what they believe about reality. To truly understand one’s own personal worldview, it should answer the seven basic worldview questions. People can answer these questions based on the Bible, science, experience, etc. Everyone answers these questions …show more content…
From a scientific standpoint, human beings are known as Homo sapiens. It can be believed that modern day Homo sapiens evolved from apes (Bertka & Miller, 2010). But this is very unlikely because God created man in his own image (Genesis 1:27). Human beings are something that God creates with intention and love. It is not something that happens on accident or by evolution.
What happens to a person at death? When a person dies, their journey is not over. There is an afterlife in which one is reunited with their earthly family, friends and Father in Heaven. This is a logical explanation because it coincides with the Christian worldview. It is also closely related to the other worldview questions because the answers are all similar in that God is the ultimate creator and has a plan for every single person.
Why is it possible to know anything at all? Epistemology is having knowledge about reality (Shelly & Miller, 2006). Humans are able to gain knowledge through the power of God who is omnipotent. He is the source of all knowledge. Although human beings are incapable of being all-powerful and all-knowing, they can turn to God to gain understanding of this life and the life to