Worldview Test 1
Cosgrove says one's WV beliefs affect
-methods we use to study -interpretations of meaning -subjects we take interest in
study of knowledge
Epistemology
According to Cosgrove, Christian faith does not make claims that are testable.
False
According to Cosgrove, Christians should not be "humanists.
False
According to Cosgrove, a human person is not created in the image of God, but by one's individual choice and experience.
False
According to Cosgrove, atheistic existentialism accepts that human beings are merely complex biological machines without free will.
False
According to Cosgrove, atheistic existentialism is superior to secular humanism because it is able to give an adequate account for human personhood.
False
According to Cosgrove, it is a mistake to think that "all truth is God's truth."
False
According to Cosgrove, modern neuroscience has proven that free will is an illusion.
False
According to Cosgrove, pantheism accepts the reality of the material world, but asserts that the spiritual realm is superior in value.
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
According to Cosgrove, the New Age movement reduces knowledge to what science can prove.
False
According to Cosgrove, there is no real difference between Christian meditation and pantheistic meditation.
False
As long as one is committed to a Christian WV, it is not necessary to know what other WV's claim about truth and reality
False
Because secularism controls the academic world, one should ignore the tension between secularism and Christian thought
False
Belief in objective moral truth with respect to human secuality is either ignorant or intolerant
False
Contemporary neuro-science has proven that free will is a myth
False
Cosgrove argues that one should carefully separate matters of faith and matters of knowledge.
False
Everyone, no matter what WV they might accept, agrees on what counts as knowledge
False
If one has strong beliefs about something, one cannot be openminded
False
One should seek to interpret data or evidence without any WV assuptions
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 one 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
Separation of church and state means religious ideas should not be considered when making decisions about public policy
False
WV's are theoretical mental constructs that have little to do with on'es actions
False
According to Cosgrove, modern neuroscience has proven that humans are merely biological machines.
Fasle
One should carefully separate the secular and sacred aspects of one's life
Fasle
Cosgrove thinks ______ is the best model of integrating faith and learning
Foundational Authority Model
Study of reality
Ontology
This WV test considers whether one can imagine human being living in the way the worldview suggests
Practice/ existential repugnance
Who said "An unexamined mind life is not worth living"
Socrates
A WV is a set of beliefs about reality and human nature
True
According to Cosgrove, Naturalism (aka materialism) entails (i.e. logically requires) determinism.
True
According to Cosgrove, Naturalism has resulted in a loss of confidence in the human ability to know the truth.
True
According to Cosgrove, Naturalism is unable to provide an adequate basis for moral decisions.
True
According to Cosgrove, Naturalism's rejection of the supernatural is the result of circular reasoning.
True
According to Cosgrove, New Age teaching claims that all human problems are the result of our ignorance of our true potential.
True
According to Cosgrove, all learning must be built on the foundation of some initial and guiding principles.
True
According to Cosgrove, all worldviews 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, atheistic existentialism asserts that one does not really become human until one starts making conscious choices with one's freedom.
True
According to Cosgrove, atheistic existentialism reduces "good" and "value" to making a choice.
True
According to Cosgrove, atheistic existentialism resulted from attempts to deal with the consequences of atheistic naturalism.
True
According to Cosgrove, atheistic existentialists redefine human nature.
True
According to Cosgrove, for the pantheist, oneness with the universe requires the loss of self and ego boundaries.
True
According to Cosgrove, in the New Age movement one's inner feelings determine whether something is morally right or wrong
True
According to Cosgrove, is atheism is true, then morality is reduced to "is = ought."
True
According to Cosgrove, knowledge acquired through science is part of general revelation.
True
According to Cosgrove, once universities abandoned the Christian worldview, the idea of a unity of truth was lost.
True
According to Cosgrove, one should accept that either humans have been "overbuilt for the world" or "the world is bigger than the natural realm."
True
According to Cosgrove, panpsychism is another name for pantheistic monism
True
According to Cosgrove, pantheism asserts there is no real "you" or "I."
True
According to Cosgrove, pantheism goes beyond categories of good and evil, so there is no basis for ethics.
True
According to Cosgrove, postmodern thought is associated with the full implications of relativism.
True
According to Cosgrove, postmodern thought questions whether anyone could ever know any universal truth
True
According to Cosgrove, science developed within Western culture because it was dominated by a Christian worldview.
True
According to Cosgrove, secular humanism claims the universe is only matter, but humans are more than mere matter.
True
According to Cosgrove, secular humanism fails the test of logical consistency.
True
According to Cosgrove, secular humanism is a version of atheistic naturalism.
True
According to Cosgrove, secular humanism is less intellectually credible than atheistic existentialism.
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, etc.
True
According to Cosgrove, the Christian worldview was instrumental in the development of European universities.
True
According to Cosgrove, the New Age movement is the "street" version of an unlivable pantheistic worldview.
True
According to Cosgrove, the end result of a naturalistic worldview is the demeaning of humankind.
True
According to Cosgrove, the modern age (or modernism) has come to mean agnosticism and relativism.
True
According to Cosgrove, 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
According to Cosgrove, the trial of Galileo does not support the claim that religious faith was a major impediment to the rise of science.
True
All thinking begins with foundational assumptions
True
Cosgrove thinks faith should affect learning and learning should affect faith.
True
Cosgrove thinks it is appropriate to use a Christian worldview as a filter to help one evaluate whatever subject matter one is studying.
True
If one desires to be wise, it is important to learn about other major worldviews
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 WV assumptions or to fail to test them
True
It is important for a Christian to integrate his faith with learning
True
One's beliefs about reality influence the ideas he will find worthwhile
True
People generally inherit their worldview without careful thought or reflection
True
Some WV presuppositions are more significant than other because they limit what one can believe in other areas
True
Studying worldviews is a good way to develop the Christian life of the mind
True
WV ideas that were accepted hundreds of years ago still affect us today
True
Without a worldview it would be difficult to make sense of one's experiences
True
Questions related to human nature
anthropology
synonym for metaphysics
ontology
Perspective that claims no one can have certainty or knowledge about religious or moral trust claims
skepticism