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The World View

The World View. A world view is how you see everything around you and how you relate to your environment. It effects how you feel about things and make decisions. World view is a secular approach to looking at faith. Mystery. Science Looks to explain things rationally with proof

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The World View

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  1. The World View

  2. A world view is how you see everything around you and how you relate to your environment. It effects how you feel about things and make decisions. • World view is a secular approach to looking at faith

  3. Mystery • Science • Looks to explain things rationally with proof • Sees mystery as a puzzle that will be solved • Religion • Sees mystery as something essential to life • Mystery should be celebrated and accepted

  4. Secular Worldview • Believes that only the truth is what humans value and know • All values are relative • Science and technology provide the answers to life’s problems • There is no purpose to life or the universe • God is a lie

  5. Religious Worldviews • The religious worldview is broken into two separate parts: • Theocentric Worldview • Cosmocentric Worldview • Theocentric is associated with the western religions • Cosmocentric is associated with the eastern religions

  6. Theocentric Worldview • Claims that life’s meaning comes from God • The purpose of life is to follow the path that leads to union with God • Religion explains the mystery of life • Life has a sacred purpose and plan from God

  7. Cosmocentric Worldview • Nature is an expression of the sacred realm • Sacred sources of life is a mystery • People are dependent on nature and must honour its sacredness • The universe is a living thing • Everything is interconnected (a web)

  8. Science vs Religion vs Magic

  9. Science & Religion • Are entered into freely • Have the right to choose • Is evolving and changing

  10. Magic • Is used to intimidate and control • Uses fear • Attempts to manipulate

  11. Types of Magic • Imitative: imitating something to take on its powers • Black: uses objects to bring about evil • Contagious: magically connecting things • Aversive: using a scapegoat • Productive: making offerings

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