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Lesson OneWhat Are the Major Worldviews?3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoQuestions a Worldview Seeks To Answer - Part I3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeQuestions a Worldview Seeks To Answer - Part II3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourDistinctives of a Biblical Worldview3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveWhich Worldview Will You Choose?3 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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List a television show, a book, a friend’s opinion, or some other source that illustrates each of the six worldviews listed. Example: Deism—Neil Armstrong, the first man to step on the moon, indicated on a NASA form that he was a deist.
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Monotheism: Koran
Deism: Benjamin Franklin
Naturalism: The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Nihilism: Friedrich Nietzsche, known for his statement, “God is dead.”
Existentialism: Simone de Beauvoir, a French Existentialist who fought tirelessly for women’s rights.
Pantheism: Co-workers -
Monotheism-Bible
Deism-Thomas Jefferson
Naturalism-Charles Darwin
Nihilism-Friedrich Nietzsche
Existentialism-classmate
Pantheism- Yoga in a way. -
Monotheism – Bible
Deism – Ben Franklin
Naturalism – Brother
nihilism – Sister
Existentialism – college athlete
Pantheism – classmate -
Monotheism – Bible
Deism – Thomas Jefferson
Naturalism – Charles Darwin
Nihilism – Friedrich Nietzsche
Existentialism – Jean-Paul Sartre
Pantheism – Theravada Buddhist professor -
Monotheism – Bible
Deism – unk
Naturalism – unk
Nihilism – many of our young adults today who belive truth is relative.
Existentialism – unk
Pantheism – New ageism like New Earth
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Of the six worldviews listed, which two are most alike? Which two are the most dissimilar? Explain.
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I would say that Monotheism and Deism are the most alike in that they both assert that there is a Creator God. The difference lies in his involvement in his creation. Is he a personal God or a distant god? The two that are most dissimilar in my view would be Monotheism and Nihilism. In monotheism purpose and identity are derived from an active sovereign God whereas in a nihilistic worldview, nothing actually has a set purpose and there is no objective truth and so the individual derives meaning from whatever they please and they also set whatever standard for truth they please.
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Naturalism/ Existentialism & Christianity/ Nihilism
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I think Deism and monotheism are very similar because they believe in a single God who created the world. The difference is how the Lord interacts with the world he created.
The two that are the most different would probably be existentialism and monotheism. Really, existentialism and anything else could be the most dissimilar, because if you are an existentialist, you see the world as meaningless objectively, and anything you find significance in is from within.
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The most similar worldviews are Monotheism and Deism because they both believe in one God creating the world at the beginning and operating in and through creation. There are great differences between the higher powers, but they are alike in those ways.
The most dissimilar would be Christianity and Nihilism. Christianity reveals ways the world began, its purpose, and guides us on how to treat others and our culture. It addresses serious ntense purpose and meaning to life questions of the soul.
Nihilism seeks to prove that life is meaningless, and is a rejection of all religious principles and values. It deems us no greater than the animals.
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The most similar worldviews would be Monotheism and Deism because they both share the core belief in one God creating the world at the beginning and that we are creations of God and everything on Earth was created by God. They differ in their views of God and the impact of God in the day to day life of people and the earth. They also differ in views on the purposes of God, but both share a foundation of a belief in a world created by God.
The most dissimilar would be Monotheism and Nihilism. Monotheism shows an intense purpose and meaning to life- being created by God and designed by God, whereas Nihilism is a complete rejection of everything that Monotheism is believing in. Nihilism seeks to prove that life is meaningless, and is a rejection of all religious principles and values.