272 worldviews Flashcards
material world 3
- things, money, how one looks
- leads to hedonism, pleasure-oriented, everything to be comfortable
- science declares what to by true
spiritual world 2
- material world not the whole reality but just a glimpse
- asceticism - rigorous treatment of the body, deny self pleasures for spiritual purposes
linear logic 3
- everything has a start and an end
- objective to make time between birth and death as long as possible and experience as much good within that as possible
- tasks over relationships, need to get as much done as possible
contextual logic 3
- don’t know if there is death, reincarnation
- much larger time frame
- relationships over tasks, can always get more done in next life
segmented world
- tackling one step at a time, divide and conquer
unified world 3
- bring things together to solve problems
- everything unites (night and day, yin and yang)
- looks at whole, not sum of parts
absolutism 6
- problems or questions have only one answer
- right and wrong
- true and false
- only interested in facts
- not miracles
- no grey areas
relativism 3
- more fluid answers
- varying viewpoints, something can be true in one way and false in another
- miracles can exist, physical and spiritual world co-exist
knowledge 3
- favoured in youth-oriented society (stay young goal)
- ticket to more advanced lifestyle
- degrees/formal education valued
wisdom 2
- not formal education
- comes with age, so age valued
individualism
- connected to linearality - if your life is short, you have to look out for yourself
interdependence ex
- ex people loyal to company, wouldn’t switch for higher pay
monotheism
one God
revealed truth 2
- God revealed in the Scriptures
- top-down (God -> Scriptures -> preachers -> people)
pantheism
god is in everything
polytheism
many gods
pursuit of truth 2
- scriptures are from the wisest people and their yearnings to know God
- bottom-up (people -> God)
guarantee of salvation
one can reach salvation through a specific way, be that faith or works
hope of salvation
- may be saved, but you don’t know until you die
supreme value of human life 3
- value of my own life to do what I want with
- devestation when people die
- try to keep memories alive (ex keeping ashes)
relative value of human life 2
- death still sad but not final because of hope for reincarnation
- death can be merciful, next life may be better
natural reasons for misfortune ex
someone gets sick bc it’s going around
supernatural reasons for misfortune ex
someone’s sick bc of bad karma
individual choice for religious allegiance
own choice in west
family choice for religious allegiance
in east, family choice, conversion out of it could result in losing family
holy days
ex sabbath, sundays, christmas
