What is a worldview?
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 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 Christian theism?
The belief that God and the universe are identical — everything is divine; associated with Hinduism and some New Age movements 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 complexity and order observed in nature point to an intelligent designer rather than random chance 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 naturalism (secular humanism)?
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 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 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?
The belief that God and the universe are identical — everything is divine; associated with Hinduism and some New Age movements The view that moral judgments are not objectively true but are relative to individuals or cultures The view that objective truth is unknowable or nonexistent; all knowledge is shaped by culture, language, and power structures 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
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What is pantheism?
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) 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 deism?
Hint: Influential among some Enlightenment thinkers
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 a personal, infinite God created and sustains the universe, has revealed Himself through Scripture, and provides the foundation for morality and meaning The view that moral judgments are not objectively true but are relative to individuals or cultures 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 nihilism?
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 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 existentialism?
Hint: Key thinkers include Kierkegaard, Sartre, and Camus
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 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 life has no inherent meaning, purpose, or value; often associated with Friedrich Nietzsche
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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 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 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
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What are the four key worldview questions?
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 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 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 moral relativism?
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 philosophy that individuals must create their own meaning and purpose in a seemingly indifferent or absurd universe The view that moral judgments are not objectively true but are relative to individuals or cultures
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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 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 The worldview that the physical universe is all that exists; there is no supernatural realm, and human reason is the ultimate authority 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 the teleological (design) argument?
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 A comprehensive framework of beliefs and values through which a person interprets reality and makes decisions The complexity and order observed in nature point to an intelligent designer rather than random chance
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