What is a worldview?
The belief that God and the universe are identical — everything is divine; associated with Hinduism and some New Age movements A comprehensive framework of beliefs and values through which a person interprets reality and makes decisions A materialist worldview that sees history as driven by class struggle, advocates for collective ownership of production, and rejects religion as an obstacle to progress The belief that God created the universe but does not intervene in it; God is like a watchmaker who wound the clock and stepped away
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What is Christian theism?
Everything that begins to exist has a cause; the universe began to exist; therefore, the universe has a cause (an uncaused First Cause) The complexity and order observed in nature point to an intelligent designer rather than random chance The worldview that a personal, infinite God created and sustains the universe, has revealed Himself through Scripture, and provides the foundation for morality and meaning The belief that God and the universe are identical — everything is divine; associated with Hinduism and some New Age movements
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What is naturalism (secular humanism)?
Origin (Where did we come from?), Meaning (What is life's purpose?), Morality (How should we live?), Destiny (What happens after death?) The belief that God created the universe but does not intervene in it; God is like a watchmaker who wound the clock and stepped away The belief that God and the universe are identical — everything is divine; associated with Hinduism and some New Age movements The worldview that the physical universe is all that exists; there is no supernatural realm, and human reason is the ultimate authority
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What is postmodernism?
A materialist worldview that sees history as driven by class struggle, advocates for collective ownership of production, and rejects religion as an obstacle to progress The view that objective truth is unknowable or nonexistent; all knowledge is shaped by culture, language, and power structures The view that moral judgments are not objectively true but are relative to individuals or cultures The belief that God and the universe are identical — everything is divine; associated with Hinduism and some New Age movements
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What is pantheism?
The belief that God and the universe are identical — everything is divine; associated with Hinduism and some New Age movements The belief that life has no inherent meaning, purpose, or value; often associated with Friedrich Nietzsche The belief that God created the universe but does not intervene in it; God is like a watchmaker who wound the clock and stepped away Everything that begins to exist has a cause; the universe began to exist; therefore, the universe has a cause (an uncaused First Cause)
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What is deism?
Hint: Influential among some Enlightenment thinkers
The belief that God created the universe but does not intervene in it; God is like a watchmaker who wound the clock and stepped away The worldview that a personal, infinite God created and sustains the universe, has revealed Himself through Scripture, and provides the foundation for morality and meaning Everything that begins to exist has a cause; the universe began to exist; therefore, the universe has a cause (an uncaused First Cause) The view that moral judgments are not objectively true but are relative to individuals or cultures
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What is nihilism?
The worldview that a personal, infinite God created and sustains the universe, has revealed Himself through Scripture, and provides the foundation for morality and meaning The belief that God created the universe but does not intervene in it; God is like a watchmaker who wound the clock and stepped away The view that objective truth is unknowable or nonexistent; all knowledge is shaped by culture, language, and power structures The belief that life has no inherent meaning, purpose, or value; often associated with Friedrich Nietzsche
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What is existentialism?
Hint: Key thinkers include Kierkegaard, Sartre, and Camus
The belief that life has no inherent meaning, purpose, or value; often associated with Friedrich Nietzsche Origin (Where did we come from?), Meaning (What is life's purpose?), Morality (How should we live?), Destiny (What happens after death?) The worldview that the physical universe is all that exists; there is no supernatural realm, and human reason is the ultimate authority The philosophy that individuals must create their own meaning and purpose in a seemingly indifferent or absurd universe
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What is Marxism as a worldview?
The philosophy that individuals must create their own meaning and purpose in a seemingly indifferent or absurd universe The belief that God and the universe are identical — everything is divine; associated with Hinduism and some New Age movements A materialist worldview that sees history as driven by class struggle, advocates for collective ownership of production, and rejects religion as an obstacle to progress The belief that God created the universe but does not intervene in it; God is like a watchmaker who wound the clock and stepped away
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What are the four key worldview questions?
Origin (Where did we come from?), Meaning (What is life's purpose?), Morality (How should we live?), Destiny (What happens after death?) The philosophy that individuals must create their own meaning and purpose in a seemingly indifferent or absurd universe The worldview that the physical universe is all that exists; there is no supernatural realm, and human reason is the ultimate authority The worldview that a personal, infinite God created and sustains the universe, has revealed Himself through Scripture, and provides the foundation for morality and meaning
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What is moral relativism?
The view that moral judgments are not objectively true but are relative to individuals or cultures The belief that life has no inherent meaning, purpose, or value; often associated with Friedrich Nietzsche The philosophy that individuals must create their own meaning and purpose in a seemingly indifferent or absurd universe Origin (Where did we come from?), Meaning (What is life's purpose?), Morality (How should we live?), Destiny (What happens after death?)
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What is the Kalam cosmological argument for God's existence?
Hint: It reasons from the universe having a beginning in time to a First Cause; other cosmological arguments (Aquinas's contingency, Leibniz's sufficient reason) do not require a temporal beginning
The belief that life has no inherent meaning, purpose, or value; often associated with Friedrich Nietzsche Everything that begins to exist has a cause; the universe began to exist; therefore, the universe has a cause (an uncaused First Cause) The worldview that the physical universe is all that exists; there is no supernatural realm, and human reason is the ultimate authority The view that objective truth is unknowable or nonexistent; all knowledge is shaped by culture, language, and power structures
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What is the teleological (design) argument?
A comprehensive framework of beliefs and values through which a person interprets reality and makes decisions The view that objective truth is unknowable or nonexistent; all knowledge is shaped by culture, language, and power structures The worldview that the physical universe is all that exists; there is no supernatural realm, and human reason is the ultimate authority The complexity and order observed in nature point to an intelligent designer rather than random chance
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