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as long as one is firmly committed to a Christian worldview it is unnecessary to know what other worldviews claim about truth and reality
False
because secularism controls the academic world one should ignore the tension between secular and Christian thought
False
who said an unexamined life is not worth living
Socrates
All thinking begins with a foundation of faith
True
Christians should not be humanists
false
Cosgrove argues that one should carefully separate matters of faith and matters of knowledge
false
according to Cosgrove Christian faith does not make claims that are testable
false
according to Cosgrove it is a mistake to think that all truth is God's truth
false
according to Cosgrove since no one's worldview is perfect we should not expect a worldview to be logically consistent
false
according to Cosgrove the Bible is the only source of knowledge which comes from God
false
atheistic existentialism accepts that human beings are merely complex biological machines without free will
false
atheistic existentialism is superior to secular humanism because it is able to give an adequate account for human personhood
false
belief in objective moral truth with respect to human sexuality is either ignorant or intolerant
false
contemporary Neuroscience has proven that Free Will is a myth
false
human person is not created in the image of God but by one's individual choice and experience
false
if one is open-minded one must not have strong beliefs about what is true
false
modern Neuroscience has proven that Free Will is an illusion
false
modern Neuroscience has proven that humans are merely biological machines
false
one should carefully separate the secular and sacred aspects of one's life
false
one should seek to interpret data or evidence without any worldview assumptions
false
pantheism accept the reality of the material world but asserts that the spiritual realm is Superior in value
false
people who are suspicious of absolute truth are likely to be more open-minded than those who believe in absolute truth
false
people who claim 1 should remove all religious bias in interpreting the world have the best chance to discover the truth
false
science is the most reliable way to acquire knowledge because it does not rely on any unproven assumptions
false
secular humanism fails the test of logical consistency
false
the New Age movement reduces knowledge to what science can prove
false
the idea of separation of church and state means religious ideas should not be considered when making decisions about public policy
false
there is no real difference between Christian meditation and pantheistic meditation
false
worldview's are theoretical mental constructs that have little to do with one's actions
false
Cosgrove thinks Faith should affect learning and learning should affect faith
true
Cosgrove thinks it is to use a Christian worldview as a filter to help one evaluate whatever subject matter
true
New Age teaching claims that all human problems are the result of our ignorance of our true potential
true
a worldview is a set of beliefs about reality and Human Nature
true
according to Cosgrove all learning must be built on the foundation of some initial and guiding principles
true
according to Cosgrove all worldview should be tested
true
according to Cosgrove atheistic existentialism asserts one should seek to create meaning and value where there is none
true
according to Cosgrove knowledge acquired through science is part of General revelation
true
according to Cosgrove the Bible is a source of knowledge in areas of importance to human life like human personality sexuality crime and punishment
true
atheistic existentialism asserts that one does not really become human until one starts making conscious choices with one's freedom
true
atheistic existentialism redefine Human Nature
true
atheistic existentialism reduces good and value to making a choice
true
atheistic existentialism resulted from attempts to deal with the consequences of atheistic naturalism
true
for the pantheist Oneness with the universe requires the loss of self and ego boundaries
true
if atheism is true then morality is reduced to is=ought
true
if one desires to be wise it is important to learn about other major World Views
true
in the New Age movement one's inner feelings determine whether something is morally right or wrong
true
it can be dangerous or harmful to ignore ideas about reality human nature and morality
true
it is foolish for people to ignore their worldview assumptions or fail to test them for truth
true
naturalism also known as materialism entails determinism
true
naturalism has resulted in a loss of confidence in the human ability to know the truth
true
naturalism is unable to provide an adequate basis for moral decisions
true
naturalism rejection of the Supernatural is the result of circular reasoning
true
once University's abandons Christian worldview the idea of a Unity of Truth was lost
true
one should accept that either humans have been over built for the world or the world is bigger than the natural Realm
true
one's belief about reality influences the ideas he or she will find worthwhile
true
panpsychism is another name for pantheistic monism
true
pantheism asserts there is no real you or I
true
pantheism goes beyond categories of Good and Evil so there is no basis for ethics
true
people generally inherit their worldview without careful thought or reflection
true
postmodern thought is associated with the full implications of relativism
true
postmodern thought questions whether anyone could ever know any universal truth
true
science developed within Western culture because it was dominated by a Christian worldview
true
secular humanism claims the universe is only matter but humans are more than mere matter
true
secular humanism is a version of atheistic naturalism
true
secular humanism is less intellectually credible than atheistic existentialism
true
some worldview presuppositions are more significant than others because they limit what one can believe in other areas
true
the Christian worldview was instrumental in the development of European universities
true
the New Age movement is the street version of an unlivable pay and theistic worldview
true
the end result of a naturalistic worldview is the demeaning of humankind
true
the modern age or modernism has come to mean agnosticism and relativism
true
the positive approach to atheistic existentialism asserts one should live in ways that fulfill one's deepest desires even though it does not matter whether one does so
true
the trial of Galileo does not support the claim that religious Faith was a major impediment to the rise of science
true
without a worldview it would be difficult to make sense of one's experiences
true
worldview ideas that were accepted hundreds of years ago still affect us today
true