[2] Coherence: using our reason.
This second dimension is about the internal coherence of your answers. Do they create a consistent and coherent picture of this reality? Are they logically compatible, or are they mutually exclusive?
Put it this way: is what you believe about the origins of everything consistent with what you believe about morality and about meaning and about your ultimate destiny, or are there any contradictions?
For example: is the believe in the Creator God as the origin of everything consistent with the belief that we are moral beings and there are objective criteria for good and evil, right and wrong? Or that there is objective meaning in our lives?
Is the same consistent when applied to a purely secular, materialistic view?
Or to popular Eastern religious views?
[3] Creative power: our wellbeing.
It is possible to fashion and embrace different thought systems and even make them look attractive “on paper” or in a classroom. We therefore need to test them against reality.
Does this or that worldview and the beliefs and assumptions that they contain promote or hinder human flourishing? Are the principles embedded in this or that worldview helpful for organizing our lives in society, for guiding us in how we relate to and treat one another?
Does this or that worldview help us to thrive? Does it help us to satisfy our deepest longings? Does it help to make our lives happier, more fulfilling, and more meaningful? Does it grant us peace and joy and hope?
Don’t be complacent. Challenge yourself. Test your worldview and compare it with others. Think through those questions.
They may help you to improve how you see this world, and to appreciate even more how wonderful the Christian worldview is.
Watch video and engage conversations on “Wisdom 4 Relationships” course.
This second dimension is about the internal coherence of your answers. Do they create a consistent and coherent picture of this reality? Are they logically compatible, or are they mutually exclusive?
Put it this way: is what you believe about the origins of everything consistent with what you believe about morality and about meaning and about your ultimate destiny, or are there any contradictions?
For example: is the believe in the Creator God as the origin of everything consistent with the belief that we are moral beings and there are objective criteria for good and evil, right and wrong? Or that there is objective meaning in our lives?
Is the same consistent when applied to a purely secular, materialistic view?
Or to popular Eastern religious views?
[3] Creative power: our wellbeing.
It is possible to fashion and embrace different thought systems and even make them look attractive “on paper” or in a classroom. We therefore need to test them against reality.
Does this or that worldview and the beliefs and assumptions that they contain promote or hinder human flourishing? Are the principles embedded in this or that worldview helpful for organizing our lives in society, for guiding us in how we relate to and treat one another?
Does this or that worldview help us to thrive? Does it help us to satisfy our deepest longings? Does it help to make our lives happier, more fulfilling, and more meaningful? Does it grant us peace and joy and hope?
Don’t be complacent. Challenge yourself. Test your worldview and compare it with others. Think through those questions.
They may help you to improve how you see this world, and to appreciate even more how wonderful the Christian worldview is.
Watch video and engage conversations on “Wisdom 4 Relationships” course.
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