Lesson 1 Flashcards
Define worldview
A way of seeing
How is worldview described in “Making sense of your world”
My blueprint for reality describing my understanding of the world and prescribing how I will live in it
World view can be described as our _______ __ ________
Map of reality
What is the famous quote from Socrates
The unexamined life is not worth living
Each culture gives the impression that their way is the right way to _________ and that their outlook is the right way to _________
Behave
Believe
Define general revelation,
Knowledge that comes through Gods created work
Is discerned through human discovery
Define special revelation
Deeper insights about life are revealed through Gods word
Are exclusively divine disclosure
Can someone believe in more than one worldview?
No because the central premise is opposed by other world views
What are the three basic categories of world views
Naturalism
Theism
Pantheism
Define naturalism
What is it also known as
No supernatural realm
Also known as atheism
Atheists prefer being called _______ but many are called ________ or _______
Humanists
Skeptics and agnostics
What is the difference between a skeptic and an agnostic
Skeptics say I doubt there is a god
Agnostics say I don’t know if there is a God
Define theism
More than the physical world, believes in a god who created it
While Judaism, Islam, and Christianity are all ________________ only Christianity is ____________
Theo-centric
Christo-centric
Define Theo-centric
God centered