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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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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.
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Existentialism and Naturalism are most alike because they focus on science or an attitude to explain the way the world is.
Pantheism and Naturalism – are most dissimilar because one acknowledges God and the other bases existence on science
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Most alike – Monotheism and Deism both acknowledge God as the creator of the universe
Most dissimilar – Monotheism believes in intelligent design and Naturalism believes in randomness
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Most alike – Nihilism and Existentialism – nothingness
Most Dissimilar – Nihilism and Pantheism. There is nothing, everything is God.