Again, we could ask the questions: what picture of human
beings do these worldviews provide? What do they teach about our dignity, and
about the significance of our lives? About meaning and purpose? About our life
together? About attitudes towards others?
Again, let’s consider correspondence, coherence, and creativity.
Let’s test this idea with these questions. Does it correspond to reality as we observe and experience it? Is it coherent with our other beliefs? Are such views, when enacted, good for our flourishing as individuals or communities? Reflect on it!
We can even go further.
There are concepts which many people have embraced because we have found that they nourish us as individuals and improve our life as a society, such as human rights, the concept of human dignity, the equality of every human being, the sanctity of life, and so on. These are all good things. And none of them have come from the worldviews mentioned above.
Watch video and engage conversations on “Wisdom 4 Relationships” course.
Again, let’s consider correspondence, coherence, and creativity.
Let’s test this idea with these questions. Does it correspond to reality as we observe and experience it? Is it coherent with our other beliefs? Are such views, when enacted, good for our flourishing as individuals or communities? Reflect on it!
We can even go further.
There are concepts which many people have embraced because we have found that they nourish us as individuals and improve our life as a society, such as human rights, the concept of human dignity, the equality of every human being, the sanctity of life, and so on. These are all good things. And none of them have come from the worldviews mentioned above.
Watch video and engage conversations on “Wisdom 4 Relationships” course.