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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: My pastor holds a Monotheistic worldview of Christianity.
Deism: Thomas Jefferson was a Deist, our founding father rejected the traditional Christian worldview.
Naturalism: Charles Darwin Believed in science to explain life and its mysteries.
Nilisium: Walter White in Breaking Bad, is detached and believes there are no moral consequences for his actions.
Existentialism: The most prolific Existentialist is Jean-Paul Sartre, the author of Being and Nothingness in 1943. ( Thecollector.com)
Pantheism: Albert Einstein, is probably the most well-known Pantheist for his contributions to quantum physics and his formula E=mc2.
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Monotheism– The Knowledge of the Holy. Book by A. W. Tozer
Deism–Thomas Morgan. Evolutionary Biologist
Naturalism– The Big Bang Theory. TV show
Nihilism– Wendy Syfret. Modern Writer/Journalist
Existentialism– Hazel Barnes. Translator
Pantheism– Avatar. Movie
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Monotheism- The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul
Deism- Thomas Jefferson
Naturalism- Darwin
Nihilism-The Joker in The Dark Knight
Existentialism- Sartre
Pantheism- Pocahontas
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Monotheism – Hassidic Jews
Deism – Many college students who believe in God of their choosing that doesn’t require much response from them
Naturalism – Native Americans
Nihilism – Richard Dawkins
Existentialism – Jean Paul Sarte
Pantheism – Meditative Yoga
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monotheism–the Bible;
deism–Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin;
naturalism–Charles Darwin;
nilhism–Frederich Nietzsche;
existentialism–Kierkegaard;
pantheism–transcendental meditation
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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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Existentialism and Nihilism appear to be similar belief systems since both trend towards the meaninglessness of life. The slight difference being the existentialists are free to create their own meaning while the nihilist says nothing matters.
Monotheism and Pantheism are on opposite ends of the spectrum with the prior believing in one God and Creator of the universe and the later believing that God and the universe are the same thing (everything is God).
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Existentialism and Nihilism are most alike in that they both seem to have a meaningless of life. Nihilism debunks truth and positive values while bowing down to know authority or principle of faith. It is more of an attitude than philosophy. Existentialism has significance created from within and they both are centered on the individual and both do not believe in a creator.
Monotheism and Existentialism are most dissimilar because Monotheism believes in a creator of all things, and He is to be worshipped and trusted by faith. Existentialism says there is no creator and life is meaningless, and it’s all about the individual.
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Existentialism and Nihilism are very similar. Nihilism as a philosophy questions everything and discredits any new school of thought. Existentialism emphasizes that there is no objective meaning and the emphasis is on personal belief. In both, schools of thought the emphasis is on the personal belief of discrediting the views of others.
Monotheism and Existentialism seem to be on opposite ends of the spectrum. Monotheism at the core recognizes that there is one creator of all things that reigns supreme over all. Worshiping this creator is central to the faith. Existentialists on the other hand say there is no objective meaning for life and the emphasis is placed on the individual.
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I would say that Existentialism and Nihilism are very similar. Both do not believe in a creator or maker of the universe and instead believe that life came from random chance. While Nihilism is more of an attitude than a philosophy, believers in both are centered on the individual. Both would hold that life is meaningless and insignificant so just do whatever you want to make the most out of it.
I would argue that both of these are extremely dissimilar to Monotheism. All religions that believe in Monotheism would hold that life does have meaning and life is not random, but rather life was created by one God. Someone who believes in Monotheism would live a radically different life than someone who believes in Existentialism or Nihilism.
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Monotheism and Deism are the most alike because they both believe in the existence of God.
Nihilism and existentialism are the most dissimilar world-views because nihilist believe are skeptical of moral values while existentialist have their own ideas about the world and themselves.