Worldviews: What Color is the Sky in Your World?

The care-free, misplacement of the worlds worldview

Postmodern

We are irrational, unpredictable beings on an endless quest for meaning. We are just another life form on this planet. We do crazy, explainable things.

Postmodern 1

The world is confusing, complex and contradictory. There is no such thing as absolute truth.

Postmodern 2

The problem is a misplaced faith human intelligence and scientific progress. The problem is acting like you have THE solution.

Postmodern 3

The solution is to do whatever works for you. Rely on your feelings...go with your gut. "It's all good." "Live and let live." Create your truth.

Postmodern 4

The Christian worldview

Biblical

We are image-bearers of God, and care-takers of his world.

Biblical 1

This world is created, ordered, and sustained by God.

Biblical 2

Sin has hindered our relationship to God, man, and the earth, It has caused the once perfect world to become corrupted.

Biblical 3

The solution to our disconnection with God and the falleness of the world is the redemptive work of Christ on the cross.

Biblical 4

Balance, Yin&Yang

Eastern

We are part of the impersonal divine Absolute. Humans and the world around us are all one.

Eastern 1

The world was not created in a specific instance and it will not end in a specific instance. The wolrd is not working toward a specific end.

Eastern 2

We are a slave to our desires and cravings and continue to do wrong. By doing wrong, we decrease our chances of becoming one with the absolute. The problem is forgetting that suffering is an illusion. The problem comes form our insisting upon our individuality.

Eastern 3

The solution is to separate yourself from your individual desires and become one with the Absolute.

Eastern 4

The world is meant to be conquered, it's at our disposal

Modern

We are smart, beautiful optimistic and good. Our purpose is to get stronger, smarter and more wealthy. We created ourselves. We are the measure of all things.

Modern 1

This world is logical and knowable. The world is at our disposal. This world is meant to be conquered.

Modern 2

The main problem is ignorance.

Modern 3

The solution is to educate, use our intelligence, and continue to develop technology.

Modern 4

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Whats the problem

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Whats the solution

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Where are we

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Who are we