what is your worldview?

[sickles]

( i posted this in another section. perhaps it fits better here)

What is your worldview as a christian or non christian? Thiest or non thiest? How do you (or your culture) view man in this world? what is mans place in the world? where did he come from and where is he going? Why is he going in this direction? What is the worlds (read natures) place in this viewpoint?

I am asking you more as a person with your "believer" hat on. meaning, what does the spirituality you subscribe to have to say on the subject.

[ChaosBorders]

( i posted this in another section. perhaps it fits better here)

What is your worldview as a christian or non christian? Thiest or non thiest? How do you (or your culture) view man in this world? what is mans place in the world? where did he come from and where is he going? Why is he going in this direction? What is the worlds (read natures) place in this viewpoint?

I am asking you more as a person with your "believer" hat on. meaning, what does the spirituality you subscribe to have to say on the subject.

Still a discussion question. If you narrow it down to a more specific worldview, then the merits of that worldview can be debated, but as it is this is simply too broad to actually debate anything.

[sickles]

ok. does the spirituality you describe to believe this statement. Or, alternatively, does it base its activities and its believer's activities on the following statement:

The world was made for man, and man was destined to conquer and rule it, for the purpose of making it a paradise.

Some definitions:

A story: A tale interrelating man, the gods, and the world.

Enact: To behave or act in a way as to perpetuate a story.

Culture: A group of people enacting a story.


Does your culture enact the story written above? (The world was made for man, and man was destined to conquer and rule it, for the purpose of making it a paradise.)

[maplethorpej]

From my perspective, if there is a God and he is knowable, then there shouldn't be any need to look into history to examine him. We should be able to logically conclude whether or not it is plausible that a God exists without prior knowledge. Is it really necessary to have proof? Can you know something without absolute fact? I think so. For example, we can look deep into the universe, but at any given time, we can only look so far. Should that current limitation, that current provable fact, be all you need to decide how big the universe is, or can you logically assume that there must be more beyond that current limitation?

In my opinion, there is a God, however I don't have any personal relationship with him. Science doesn't contradict belief. How could it? Science is merely understanding what has already been and what will always be. Its not like the physical constants would disappear just because humans might.

I don't claim to any religion. Philosophy is as close as I currently come to proclaiming any religious ideologies. People tend to forget that whatever God is, no matter how you worship him or whatever you call him, his existence ties us all together and there is no separation between your God and mine. Religion, in a sense, gives God a bad name and is often the reason a lot of people reject God altogether without examining his possibility.

[sickles]

From my perspective, if there is a God and he is knowable, then there shouldn't be any need to look into history to examine him. We should be able to logically conclude whether or not it is plausible that a God exists without prior knowledge. Is it really necessary to have proof? Can you know something without absolute fact? I think so. For example, we can look deep into the universe, but at any given time, we can only look so far. Should that current limitation, that current provable fact, be all you need to decide how big the universe is, or can you logically assume that there must be more beyond that current limitation?

In my opinion, there is a God, however I don't have any personal relationship with him. Science doesn't contradict belief. How could it? Science is merely understanding what has already been and what will always be. Its not like the physical constants would disappear just because humans might.

I don't claim to any religion. Philosophy is as close as I currently come to proclaiming any religious ideologies. People tend to forget that whatever God is, no matter how you worship him or whatever you call him, his existence ties us all together and there is no separation between your God and mine. Religion, in a sense, gives God a bad name and is often the reason a lot of people reject God altogether without examining his possibility.

then how do you know god?

[maplethorpej]

I don't have a personal relationship with God like most people claim to. Maybe at some point I will, but it isn't necessary to me.

[sickles]

If you dont have a personal relationship with god, then how do you know there is your god? for that matter, how do you know there arent many gods?

[maplethorpej]

If you want a better idea of what I believe, check it out: http://jeradmaplethorpe.wordpress.com/