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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 – Christianity
Deism- Ben Franklin Thomas Jefferson
Naturalism- Darwinism
Nihilism- The belief of None. None Good None Bad
Pantheism- Buddhism or Hinduism
Existentialism- Self authentication
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Monotheism – Christianity
Deism- Thomas Jefferson
Naturalism- Darwin
Nihilism- American Psycho movie
Existentialism- Groundhog Day
Pantheism- Hinduism
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Monotheism would be Jesus, Deism would be Thomas Jefferson, naturalism would be Discovery channel, pantheism would be the television show Supernatural, Dovdesky for existentialism and nihilism would be the Big Lebowski.
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Batman: Dark Knight Rises has a mixture of both Pantheism, Existentialism, and Nihilism.
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Monotheism – Jesus Christ
Deism- Jefferson and Franklin
Naturalism- Sagan
Nihilism- Nietzsche
Existentialism-Kierkegaard
Pantheism- Avatar
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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 would be the two most similar in my opinion. They both focus on the here and now with no regard for the future.
Monotheism and Deism would be the most alike because they both believe in a higher power.
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I think the two most alike are Existentialism and Nihilism. Both of these lean towards “this is it” and “don’t over think” because “it doesn’t matter” beliefs.
I think the two most dissimilar are Naturalism and Pantheism. Nationalism is all about scientific matter, making the spirit an illusion. Pantheism is all about the spirit, making scientific matter an illusion.
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I think Existentialism and Nihilism would be the two most similar, since they both emphasize the meaninglessness and absurdity of life. I think Monotheism and Nihilism would be the most dissimilar, since one believes in a personal God who reveals Himself to humanity and one believes that all religious and moral principles are to be rejected and life is meaningless.
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Nihism believes that truth and values are to be questioned and dismissed. This is somewhat similar to Existentialism when it comes to the conclusion that there is no objective meaning to life – so significance must be subjectively created within. Both of these seem to be heading in a similar direction.
Monotheism highlights the existence of God and His involvement with the universe. This varies greatly with Existentialism seems to put self on the throne of one’s life, and authenticates teh individual through their own choices – apart from a divine interaction.
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In my opinion nihilism and naturalism would be similar in that they are showing no spiritual realm whatsoever.
Monotheism and naturalism seem to be the most dissimilar as they are at opposite ends of the spectrum for how this world came into existence and has changed.
