Worldviews

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Worldviews

• A Brief Introduction

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What all humans have in common...
Each individual develops his/her own worldview
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What is a worldview ?
A worldview generally refers to personal beliefs
about

• the purpose of life
• existence of a supernatural
• origins and expressions of values and morality
  (good/evil)
• making meaning of death and of life
• origins of the universe and of life

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What is a worldview ?
Another way to think of it A persons worldview
consists of his/her answers to a great many
questions about life and living
Your worldview is your set of answers to those
questions
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Worldview Introspection
For example, your worldview includes your
personal beliefs about

• Mortality / Afterlife

Q After death, what?
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Worldview Introspection
For example, your worldview includes your
personal beliefs about

• Personhood

Q When does it start?
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Worldview Development

• Brief Overview

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Developing a Worldview
Death
Multiple Influences
Birth
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Multiple Influences
Environmental And Hereditary
parental
educational
familial
geographical
cultural
global
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Perpetuating a Worldview

• guided exposure
• experiential interpretation
• screening of experiences

Intrinsic Purposeful
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Education / Schooling
exposure lt -------- gt indoctrination
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Owning a Worldview
Its yours
It can change